Bell Helicopter has announced that it has received its first sale of a 429 in China during a sales tour in Zhuhai recently. The 429 has been sold to prominent industrialist Ren Jianjun, who also owns and operates a Bell 206B-3 JetRanger.
Australian Aviation test flew the 429 recently during its Australian sales tour, and is the subject of our Airtest feature in the forthcoming November issue.