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Metro Police unveil new helicopters  November 11, 2022 Source: WSMV One of two new Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) helicopters was unveiled on Monday. Mayor John Cooper and MNPD Chief John Drake revealed the aircraft, an Airbus H125, in front of the historic...

Metro welcomes roxanne fawson  August 23, 2022 Metro Aviation is pleased to introduce Roxanne Fawson as the newest member of the company’s already robust customer support team.  Roxanne is stepping into a newly-created role as Operational Control Field Training...

Metro responds to osha decision  August 12, 2022 There is an article circulating the web based on a press release from the US Department of Labor. Based on a complaint from a former pilot, OSHA claims we forced the pilot to resign.  The FAA conducted a separate...

Metro expands to Arizona with Guardian Air Transport  August 4, 2022 Metro Aviation is welcoming Guardian Air Transport to its family of operations customers, officially adding the state of Arizona to the company’s list of operations. Guardian Air is the air medical...

metro AVIATION delivers first new ec145E AIRCRAFT TO LIFE FORCE AIR MEDICAL  July 27, 2022 LIFE FORCE Air Medical is upgrading its fleet of critical care helicopters with the addition of a new Airbus EC145e aircraft. It will be the first EC145e in the program’s...

metro AVIATION delivers new h125 to pinellas county sheriff's office  July 27, 2022 Metro Aviation recently completed and delivered a new H125 for the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. The completion was done in conjunction with aviation technology and wireless...

metro aviation to attend apscon 2022  July 26, 2022  Metro Aviation, the largest air medical helicopter completion center in the world, will be in the Biggest Little City for the Airborne Public Safety Convention in Reno, NV, July 27-29.   Metro’s reputation for...

Metro Continues to deliver cutting-edge advantage for Texas DPS  June 21, 2022 Metro Aviation recently completed and delivered a new H125 for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Working in conjunction with aviation technology and wireless communications leader CNC...

Metro welcomes 40th operations customer  June 16, 2022 Metro Aviation turned 40 in 2022 and is continuing the celebration with its 40th operations customer in the birthplace of Texas. Metro will operate one EC145 for Washington County EMS and eventually provide fire...

Metro Aviation splits from AAMS over No Surprises lawsuit March 14, 2022 Source: Vertical Magazine A lawsuit brought by the Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) over the implementation of the No Surprises Act has deeply divided the U.S. air medical industry,...

Metro partners with Outerlink Global Solutions to address causes of fatal aviation accidentsMarch 9, 2022 According to the US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) and Inadvertent flight into Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IIMC)...

Metro Aviation and Genesys Aerosystems enhance HeliSAS autopilot system on EC145eMarch 9, 2022 In February of 2019, Genesys Aerosystems, a Moog Inc. Company, with support from Metro Aviation, achieved FAA approval for the use of the Genesys HeliSAS (Helicopter...

Metro and Piasecki Aircraft partner to further develop PA-890 Pathfinder Electric Helicopter  March 8, 2022 Metro Aviation and Piasecki Aircraft were pleased to announce today their signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to further develop...

METRO CELEBRATES FORTY YEARSMarch 7, 2022 Metro Aviation began in 1982 as a helicopter charter, flight training, and maintenance operation. Today, it is the largest traditional air medical operator and largest air medical completion center in the world, operating 155...

METRO DELIVERS THE FIRST OF TWO NEW EC145E AIRCRAFT TO FLIGHT FOR LIFEMarch 4, 2022 Flight For Life is upgrading its fleet of critical care helicopters with the addition of two new Airbus EC145e aircraft. The new helicopters will be replacing aircraft at their bases...