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METRO AVIATION WELCOMES JIM ARTHUR AND MARK BRETON February 26, 2014 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce that Jim Arthur and Mark Breton are joining the Metro team. Jim Arthur joins as the new Director of Operations and Mark Breton is coming on board as Director of...

HFTC WELCOMES NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRAINING February 26, 2014 The Helicopter Flight Training Center is pleased to announce that Glen Girard has joined the company as its Assistant Director of Training. Girard will be primarily responsible for instruction for...

METRO BECOMES FIRST TO STC NEW GARMIN GTN SYSTEM FOR ROTORCRAFT SPIFR February 25, 2014 Metro Aviation is known for staying ahead of the curve and recently completed a year-long process to STC the new Garmin GTN 650/750 for the EC135 helicopter. Metro is the first to...

METRO DEDICATED TO SAFETY THROUGH HELICOPTER SIMULATORS February 25, 2014 For Metro Aviation, it came as no surprise when the National Transportation Safety Board released its latest safety alert, Safety through Helicopter Simulators. Since 2008, Metro Aviation has...

METRO WELCOMES COOK CHILDREN'S TEDDY BEAR TRANSPORT February 25, 2014 Each year, more than 2,200 children are transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Teddy Bear Transport is one of the largest pediatric transport programs in the nation and...

METRO AVIATION TAKES SAFETY TO THE NEXT LEVEL February 21, 2014 Metro Aviation recently achieved Level IV of the FAA’s Safety Management System (SMS) Pilot Project. Level IV is the highest level of the program, and Metro Aviation is one of only three organizations in...

METRO AVIATION RELEASES UPDATE FOR INNOVATIVE METROALERT APP February 18, 2014 Innovation never sleeps. With that in mind, Metro Aviation released an update to its lifesaving app, MetroAlert. The app is provided to operations customers of Metro Aviation at no cost and...

METRO AND PAC DELIVER AND OPERATE BELL 407 GX'S FOR AEROMED February 5, 2014 Tampa General Hospital’s Aeromed program has received four Bell 407GX’s from Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, a Metro Aviation Company. The aircraft will be operated by Metro Aviation, Inc....

FIRST AS350 SIMULATOR READY FOR TRAINING December 17, 2013 The Helicopter Flight Training Center has completed the certification of its first simulator, the AS350 FlightSafety flight training device with NVG-capability. The FAA recently wrapped up their visit to the...

METRO ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH AVSTAR MEDIA December 11, 2013 Development is underway for Metro Aviation’s new custom training program for maintenance technicians. A computer-based training program is currently being developed by Avstar Media and will be...

METRO AVIATION ANNOUNCES NEW SIMULATOR TECHNICIAN October 23, 2013 Metro Aviation and FlightSafety International (FSI) recently announced the arrival of FSI simulators at the Helicopter Flight Training Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Metro is pleased to welcome John...

SIMULATORS ARRIVE AT METRO AVIATION October 22, 2o13 Metro Aviation announces that FlightSafety International will provide flight simulators for its Helicopter Flight Training Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. “As an operator of more than 100 aircraft, Metro requires...

METRO WELCOMES VIDANT MEDICAL TRANSPORT  October 21, 2013 Metro Aviation will begin operating for a new customer this November. Vidant Medical Transport provides critical care air and ground service around the clock in Greenville, North Carolina. Vidant Medical...

METRO TO HOST PRATT & WHITNEY MAINTENANCE COURSE IN OCTOBER October 4, 2013 Metro Aviation will host a Pratt & Whitney Canada PW 206/207 Line and Base Maintenance factory maintenance training program at the new state-of-the-art helicopter training center in...

METRO EXPANDS NEW TRAINING CENTER FOR INCREASED OPPORTUNITY October 1, 2013 Metro Aviation finished its 12,000 sq. ft. training center in February and has already begun expanding the center to allow for more expansive training capabilities. With the goal of providing...