Bell to relocate programs

Bell Helicopter said today it plans to rearrange some of its work to "optimize manufacturing capabilities."

Effectively immediately, the company said, the Bell 505 Jet Ranger X final assembly, now in Lafayette, LA, will move to Bell's Mirabel Assembly and Delivery Center in Canada. The Lafayette facility will take over the Bell 525 Relentless cabin subassembly, which was in Amarillo, TX, and the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle modification work, which was previously in Ozark, AL. 

The company said the relocation will help maximize the capabilities of each facility.