September 14, 2011
Metro Aviation, Inc. is in the process of completing the first of three EC155 B1 aircraft for the University of Michigan Survival Flight. The aircraft will be the first EC155 B1 equipped and operated with an EMS package in the United States.
The first aircraft is currently in the painting phase of completion and is scheduled for review by Survival Flight Critical Care Manager, Denise Landis, at the end of the week. The EC155 B1 will be painted University of Michigan maize and blue, similar to the Bell 430 currently in service for Survival Flight.
Since the University is the first customer for the EC155 B1 and there were few resources available for the preliminary design phase of the program, Metro Aviation, Inc. built a scale model of the EC155 B1 cabin for Survival Flight to review before completion of the aircraft began. The model provided Survival Flight the capability to experience the large cabin space that the EC155 B1 has to offer.
Metro Aviation, Inc. was established in 1982 as a helicopter charter, flight training, and maintenance operation facility. Since then, Metro Aviation, Inc. has grown substantially in size, and is internationally recognized for its excellence in helicopter transportation services. Today, Metro Aviation, Inc. is an FAA certified Airframe Modification, Maintenance, Inspection and Repair center, and is proud to offer traditional services to its valued customers.
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