Michael Nault, General Manager of Bell Textron Canada, in the cockpit of a Bell 429 helicopter, that was customized for EMS services, at the Mirabel site on Tuesday May 14, 2024.

Bell Textron on Tuesday formally announced its proposed helicopter factory in Fort Worth, a $600 million-plus undertaking that will bring hundreds of jobs to the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

and Bell Textron, the aircraft subsidiary of Textron (NYSE:TXT). The agreement with Airbus includes its new H140 helicopter along with 10 H125s and 11 H135s, according to an announcement.