Metro Posts

METRO AVIATION WELCOMES NEW OCC MANAGER   July 27, 2016 As an air medical operator, Metro Aviation relies heavily on the Operational Control Center (OCC) to monitor their activity in real-time, confirm flight crew qualifications and airworthiness of aircraft and...

METRO BOOSTS INDUSTRY SAFETY WITH COMPLETE FLIGHT OCC MODULE  July 18, 2016 Metro Aviation operates more than 120 air medical aircraft across the country.   With an average of 230 flight requests each day, the company’s Operational Control Center (OCC) is a constant...

COMMLAB TO HOST NAACS CFC COURSE  July 15, 2016 The Helicopter Flight Training Center will once again partner with the National Association of Air Medical Communication Specialists (NAACS) to host a Certified Flight Communicator (CFC) Course with an optional add-on in...

NORTH AMERICA'S FIRST 145 FULL MOTION SIMULATOR ARRIVES AT HFTC  July 13, 2016 North America’s first EC145 Level D full motion simulator has arrived at the Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company.  The state-of-the-art simulator is currently being...

METRO DELIVERS FIRST EC145E TO CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   July 12, 2016 Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) flies more than 30,000 miles annually in Georgia’s only dedicated pediatric helicopter.  They recently updated their capabilities with...

METRO AVIATION OBTAINS STC AND COMPLETES TWO AIRBUS H135S IN THE U.S.  July 8, 2016 Metro Aviation has delivered two Airbus Helicopters H135 (P3) aircraft to California Shock Trauma Air Rescue (CALSTAR), the first of five H135 air medical transport helicopters the...

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA CHOOSES EC145E  March 3, 2016 Metro Aviation became the first North American customer for the EC145e when it contracted to purchase six helicopters and launched an extensive demo tour of the new lighter weight, lower cost version of...

METRO AVIATION COMPLETES AS350 FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH  March 1, 2016 Metro Aviation, a worldwide aircraft completion leader, recently delivered a one-of-a-kind helicopter to the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.  The Airbus...

METRO AVIATION ANNOUNCES EC145E EARLY MARKET OFFER  March 1, 2016 When Metro Aviation committed to the purchase of six Airbus Helicopters EC145e’s in 2015, it became the first worldwide customer for the new lighter weight and lower cost version of the successful...

AIRLINE STUDENTS TO BENEFIT FROM METRO AVIATION PARTNERSHIP  February 22, 2016 Bossier Schools is pleased to announce Metro Aviation has partnered with the Airline High JROTC aviation program to assist students in getting their wings and help their professional...