Fort Worth, Texas (December 10, 2014) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced a new addition to the European team. Effective immediately, David Bond will assume the role of Regional Sales Manager (RSM), responsible for overseeing sales activity in the United Kingdom (UK) and northern Europe. 

“David has an impressive background in helicopter operations and truly understands our customer’s requirements,” said Patrick Moulay, Bell Helicopter’s vice president of European sales. “By establishing an experienced sales manager in northern Europe, we are better positioned to provide our customers with the service they deserve and further demonstrates our commitment to their needs.”

Prior to this position, David was responsible for sales and business development activities of Bond Air Services, one of the largest providers of helicopter operations in the UK, delivering Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, police and offshore energy support. David has over 12 years of experience in the aviation industry, and has spent 10 of those years specializing in helicopters.

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Bell Helicopter, a wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., is an industry-leading producer of commercial and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor aircraft. Globally recognized for world-class customer service, innovation and superior quality, Bell's global workforce serves customers flying Bell aircraft in more than 120 countries.

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