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METRO AVIATION DELIVERS H135 TO NORTHWEST MEDSTAR  April 2, 2015 Northwest MedStar owns a mixed fleet of four fixed wing and seven rotor wing aircraft, and recently replaced one of its helicopters with a new Airbus H135 (EC135) completed by Metro Aviation in...

MEDFLIGHT SET TO LAUNCH MOBILE APP  March 25, 2015 By Kevin Landers, 10tv (click link for video) MedFlight is Ohio's largest critical care transport provider, but in order to save lives, crews need to know the location of the emergency - something that isn't always...

MED-TRANS SELECTS IRIS  March 10, 2015 Med-Trans Corp. has partnered with Outerlink Global Solutions and Metro Aviation to provide IRIS flight data tracking, monitoring and communications. This advanced technology is much more than simply flight tracking or flight...

METRO AVIATION UNVEILS NEW OCC March 5, 2015 Metro Aviation recently upgraded and expanded its Operational Control Center (OCC) at its headquarters in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The OCC is the central control point for Metro’s fleet of over 130 aircraft. Metro’s new OCC...

PARTNERING TO CHANGE THE FUTURE March 4, 2015 Learn more about IRIS here. The future is near, and her name is IRIS. IRIS is not just flight tracking, nor is it just flight data monitoring.  IRIS is all-encompassing, giving users the capability to record large amounts...

METRO DELIVERS SWEET SIXTEEN REFURBISHMENT TO FIRST FLIGHT March 4, 2015 It has been sixteen years since Metro Aviation first completed the EC135 P1 known as First Flight.  Since then, Metro has operated and maintained the aircraft for Holmes Regional Medical Center...

METRO AVIATION COMPLETES 75TH AIRBUS EC145 March 4, 2015 Metro Aviation operates the largest, most comprehensive air medical completion center in the world and has completed more EC135s and EC145s than any other completion center.  Metro is in the process of...

AS350 LANDS AT HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER March 4, 2015 The Helicopter Flight Training Center (HFTC) in Shreveport, Louisiana is growing at a steady pace.  Already home to a FlightSafety AS350 Level 7 Flight Training Device and an EC135 Level D Full Motion...

METRO AVIATION COMPLETES FIRST EC145E March 3, 2015 CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION The helicopter industry will be introduced to the newest edition of the Airbus Helicopters EC145 platform, the EC145e, at HELI-EXPO 2015.  Metro Aviation recently configured what they...

COMMLAB OFFERS UNPRECEDENTED TRAINING March 3, 2015 The Helicopter Flight Training Center, a world-class facility for pilot and maintenance training, recently introduced the revolutionary new CommLab.  The CommLab is designed to provide the highest standard of...

METRO AVIATION AND PAC TO EXHIBITAT HELI-EXPO 2015 February 27, 2015 Metro Aviation, along with its subsidiary, Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, will once again exhibit at HELI-EXPO this year.  The worldwide completion leader is displaying three aircraft in Orlando, a...

UAVS: LOW-ALTITUDE DANGERS   February 27, 2015 From AIN, by Kerry Lynch On July 11 last year, a Metro Aviation Airbus Helicopters EC135 was cruising at about 2,800 feet near Baton Rouge, La., when the pilot noticed flashing lights on the horizon. The lights...

PAC COMPLETES ADS-B OUT CERTIFICATION ON AIRBUS EC135 January 21, 2015 PAC International, a Metro Aviation company, completed the installation of a Garmin GTX-330ES extended squitter transponder system in an Airbus EC135 helicopter in December 2014 and received...

METRO COMPLETES STC TO MEET FAA MANDATES FOR THE AS350B3 January 13, 2015 Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast or ADS-B is a hot topic in the aviation industry.  Operators have been diligently working to equip their fleets with the required equipment to meet...

METRO DELIVERS 4TH EC135 TO MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE December 30, 2014 Metro Aviation and the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing have partnered since 2009 and Metro recently delivered the fourth EC135 to the department. "Metro Aviation has integrated the FLIR,...