Global Medical Response orders more Bell 407GXi helicopters for its air ambulance fleet

Global Medical Response (GMR) has placed a purchase order with Bell for more Bell 407GXi helicopters. The aircraft will join the company's air ambulance fleet in the United States. Bell announced the order on 29 October 2026 at the Air Medical Transport Conference.

Neither company said how many helicopters are on order. The price was not shared either.

What GMR is getting

The 407GXi is a single-engine helicopter built for medical flights. Bell lists these features for the order:

• The Garmin G1000H NXi cockpit system.
• Instrument flight rules (IFR) capability, so crews can keep flying when the weather turns bad.
• Strong performance in hot and high places.
• Good fuel economy.
• A roomy cabin with wide doors, so crews can load patients and medical gear quickly.

GMR says its crews serve both rural and city communities. IFR capability matters there because weather is a common reason medical flights are delayed.

What the companies said

Ted Van Horne, president and chief operating officer of GMR, said: "Every minute matters when a patient needs critical care." Danny Maldonado, president and CEO of Bell, said the company is honored that GMR continues to place its trust in Bell.

Bell says GMR already runs the largest Bell air ambulance fleet, with more than 170 Bell aircraft.

On the Flying Engineer

Global Medical Response has a page on the directory. You can see other medical flight providers on our air ambulance page.

Source: Bell, Global Medical Response expands Bell fleet with additional Bell 407GXis, 29 October 2026.