{"id":9686,"date":"2026-03-12T18:25:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/?p=9686"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:25:48","slug":"vai-2026-news-quiktrip-corporation-expands-bell-fleet-with-purchase-of-third-bell-429","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/vai-2026-news-quiktrip-corporation-expands-bell-fleet-with-purchase-of-third-bell-429\/bell\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"VAI 2026 NEWS &#8211; QuikTrip\u00a0Corporation\u00a0Expands Bell Fleet with Purchase of Third Bell 429\u00a0."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/555-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/555-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/555-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/555-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/555.jpg 1527w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PRESS RELEASE \u2013\u00a0Atlanta, GA\u00a0(March\u00a012, 2026)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bell\u00a0Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company,\u00a0announced\u00a0during\u00a0VAI Verticon\u00a02026\u00a0the signed purchase agreement\u00a0of a third\u00a0Bell 429\u00a0to QuikTrip Corporation.\u00a0QuikTrip\u00a0Corporation\u00a0plans to use\u00a0their\u00a0new\u00a0Bell 429\u00a0for corporate transport.\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBell is proud&nbsp;to provide the aircraft of choice for QuikTrip as they expand their already established fleet of two Bell 429s and a Bell 407GXi,\u201d said Lane Evans, managing director, North America sales, Bell.&nbsp;\u201cThe Bell 429&nbsp;has proven to&nbsp;be&nbsp;the right solution to&nbsp;support the company\u2019s business needs, and we are&nbsp;excited to&nbsp;be part of&nbsp;their growth.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBell continues to be a valued and trusted partner for QuikTrip. The Bell 429 provides the precise mix of performance, comfort and safety required by QuikTrip and is instrumental in supporting our&nbsp;operations and&nbsp;continuing expansion plans,\u201d said Stuart Sullivan,&nbsp;vice president and chief financial officer for QuikTrip.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bell 429 continues to be&nbsp;a&nbsp;first-choice&nbsp;aircraft for corporate business travel. With a spacious cabin and seating for six people, passengers fly with comfort and ease.&nbsp;The BasixPro software and&nbsp;precise&nbsp;guidance system&nbsp;makes&nbsp;essential in-flight&nbsp;calculations and displays critical information&nbsp;at a&nbsp;moment\u2019s&nbsp;notice&nbsp;while in flight.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE \u2013\u00a0Atlanta, GA\u00a0(March\u00a012, 2026)\u00a0 Bell\u00a0Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company,\u00a0announced\u00a0during\u00a0VAI Verticon\u00a02026\u00a0the signed purchase agreement\u00a0of a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2532,3131],"tags":[215,2948],"class_list":["post-9686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bell","category-verticon-2026-atlanta-ga","tag-bell","tag-bell-429"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9686"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9688,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9686\/revisions\/9688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dgualdo.it\/wpmain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}