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METRO AVIATION DEBUTS NEW TRAINING CENTER March 6, 2013 Air medical transportation and helicopter completions leader, Metro Aviation has announced the completion of a new comprehensive training center co-located at the company’s main offices in Shreveport, Louisiana....

METRO AVIATION ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING March 6, 2013 Metro Aviation, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Kristen King as the company's new Director of Marketing. Ms. King brings a wealth of experience and diversity to the Metro family. Most...

PAC INTERNATIONAL TO FEATURE AMS EC135 AT HELI-EXPO March 5, 2013 Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, International (PAC), a Metro Aviation company, has announced that they will showcase a recently reconfigured EC135P2+ on exhibit C3111 during the HAI Heli-Expo in Las...

METRO TO SHOWCASE NEW AIR MEDICAL EC145 AT HELI-EXPO March 4, 2013 With the helicopter world soon to descend on Las Vegas for the 2013 HAI Heli-Expo, Metro Aviation has announced that it will showcase a recently completed EC145 as part of the company’s exhibit during...

ANNUAL AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO EXCEL IN CRITICAL-CARE TRANSPORT February 14, 2013 A MedFlight of Ohio doctor has been named the 2013 recipient of the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI) Scholarship by the MedEvac Foundation International. John Pakiela,...

RISING STAR: STEVEN JOHNSON July 12, 2012 Metro Aviation is proud to be a part of the IU Health LifeLine Critical Care Transport family, serving as its operator. Its Director, Steve Johnson, was recently featured in the Business section of Indy Star: Becoming a...

DHART AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE HONORED FOR SAFETY RECORD April 27, 2012 A just-published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that trauma patients transported to level 1 or level 2 trauma centers have better rates of survival when transported by...

METRO COMPLETES FIRST OF THREE EC145'S FOR SANFORD HEALTH January 11, 2012 Metro Aviation, Inc. delivered the first of three EC145’s to Sanford Health at the end of last week. On hand for delivery was Kerry Berg, Director of Operations, Thomas Kitterman, Director of...

METRO AVIATION RECEIVES FAA STC FOR EC155B1 January 10, 2012 Metro Aviation, Inc. received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate SR09591RC (STC) for a complete Emergency Medical System kit and associated options for the Eurocopter EC155B1. This is the first EC155B1 to...

Duke Life Flight Chooses Metro November 29, 2011 Metro Aviation, Inc. attracts first-time customer, Duke Life Flight, with their extensive custom aircraft completion options. After operating two EC135’s for several years, Duke Life Flight decides to replace the...

STAT MedEvac enters contract with Metro Aviation for five aircraft November 15, 2011 Metro Aviation, Inc. recently entered into a contract with STAT MedEvac for three EC135 and two EC145 aircraft completions. The latest order will be a continuation of business between...

Sanford Health enters contract with Metro for additional EC145s November 9, 2011 With their first Eurocopter EC145 approximately 50 percent completed, Sanford Health (based in Sioux Falls, SD and Fargo, ND) entered into an agreement for the completion of two...

Completions of the University of Michigan EC155 B1 aircraft proceed on schedule October 3, 2011 Survival Flight conducted an initial review of the EC155 B1 aircraft last week. On the agenda for the configuration team was to approve the final paint layout and review...

First EMS-configured EC155 B1 in the US 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...

Metro Aviation to complete three Eurocopter EC135's September 8, 2011 Metro Aviation, Inc. has entered into a contract with ERA in Lake Charles, LA, to complete three Eurocopter EC135 aircraft. The completions will include installation of single pilot IFR kits, air...