Metro Blog 

New Base for UC Air care   July 15, 2018 Source: WCPO In a medical emergency, each minute that passes could worsen the outcome. Now, UC Health has a new Northern Kentucky air base for its Air Care helicopter in Walton that will help patients get emergency care...

Kopter's sh09 on duty at apscon   July 5, 2018 Source: Kopter The Airborne Public Safety Conference (APSCON) from 9 to 11 July in Louisville, KY, marks the site for the debut of Kopter’s SH09 multi-mission helicopter in an advanced public safety configuration...

New Avera helicopter helps small town patients   June 26, 2018 Source: Argus Leader The tail begins to spin, and the main rotor overhead casts a series of whirring shadows on the inside cabin. With a few more revolutions and a burst of horsepower, it’s liftoff...

michigan Medicine's survival flight adds new jet   June 25, 2018 Michigan Medicine’s Survival Flight has added a new Bombardier Learjet 75 fixed-wing aircraft to its existing fleet of three rotor-wing aircrafts to serve even more critically injured patients and...

metro aviation delivers h145 to avera careflight June 13, 2018 Metro Aviation recently completed a 2017 H145 for Avera Careflight in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. This is the second aircraft Metro has completed for the program at its completion center in Shreveport,...

Metro introduces new rotor wing chief pilot and assistant chief pilotJune 5, 2018 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce Brian Bihler as the new Rotor Wing Chief Pilot and Alan VanDoren as the new Assistant Chief Pilot. Bihler joined Metro Aviation in 2009 and has...

metro study proves pulselite's worth in preventing bird strikesMay 28, 2018 Source: Vertical Magazine Use of the Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite System is a significant factor in reducing the number of bird strikes with aircraft, a new study conducted by Metro Aviation...

METRO DELIVERS H125 TO JUJUY PROVINCEMay 8, 2018 Metro Aviation recently delivered a completed H125 to the Government of Jujuy Province in Argentina.  The multi-mission aircraft will be utilized for firefighting, air medical transportation and various civil patrol and...

METRO AVIATION EXPANDS PRESENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA May 3, 2018 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare, a hospital-based air medical program, is the newest member of the Metro Aviation family, joining other North Carolina Metro Aviation programs Vidant EastCare...

Metro Aviation delivers H145 to Boston MedFlight   April 9, 2018 Metro Aviation, under contract with Airbus Helicopters, recently completed a new H145 for Boston MedFlight, a critical care transport service in New England. This is the third aircraft Metro has...

MEDEVAC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL AWARDS 2018 MtlI SCHOLARSHIPS  March 20, 2018 Source: Medevac Foundation International The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce TraumaOne Flight Services Program Manager, Chad E. McIntyre, and Hospital Wing...

metro continues to improve metroalert app March 19, 2018 Metro Aviation provides MetroAlert, a smartphone application that facilitates rapid communication from the field for an emergency helicopter transport, to its operations customers free of charge.  Since...

metro hires director of human resources   March 5, 2018 Metro is proud to welcome Rebecca Stinson as the Director of Human Resources and is excited about what she will bring to the table.  She has 12 years of experience as Director of Human Resources for a...