While the fastest, most agile aircraft in the world undoubtedly still fill military hangars, the fastest civilian helicopters have been gaining speed too.

Our investigation reveals that NYPD helicopters took more flights out of the city and spent more time in the air last year, costing taxpayers millions.

The helicopter, a Bell Helicopter Textron Canada 429 model, had its last entry into a maintenance logbook two days before the crash and reflected airframe and engine total times of 1,039.6 hours.

Mercy Flight transports patients to Western New York hospitals in a Bell 429 helicopter, according to the company’s website.

The Bell 429 N505TJ helicopter, dedicated Oct. 11 in honor of late founder Douglas Baker, will give the nonprofit emergency services company expanded access to cover Western New York.

OLEAN — Mercy Flight of Western New York will open up its Boardmanville facility to the public for the site’s 25th anniversary later this year.

Mercy Flight proudly announces the delivery and acceptance of the Bell 429 N09TJ. Dedicated in memory of the late pilot, James Sauer, who along with Bell Flight Instructor, Stewart Dietrick, were ...

Mercy Flight proudly announces the delivery and acceptance of the Bell 429 N09TJ. Dedicated in memory of the late pilot, James Sauer, who along with Bell Flight Instructor, Stewart Dietrick, were lost ...

Mercy Flight pilot Jim Sauer and Bell Helicopter Flight Instructor Stewart Dietrick were killed in the crash. “We continue to grieve and to mourn the terrible loss we experienced April 26th.

ELBA, N.Y. — On the same day of the fatal crash of a Mercy Flight Helicopter earlier this week the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration was out with a new directive to address safety concerns ...

The helicopter that crashed killing pilots James Sauer of Churchville and Stewart Dietrick of Texas was called a Bell 429. The day of the crash the FAA posted an "airworthiness directive" about ...

Mercy Flight pilot James E. Sauer and Bell training instructor Stewart M. Dietrick were killed around 1 p.m. Tuesday during a training exercise when their Bell 429 helicopter crashed along the ...