Metro Posts

METRO AVIATION DELIVERS EC145 TO BOSTON MEDFLIGHT July 8, 2014 Metro Aviation recently completed and delivered a new EC145 for Boston MedFlight, a critical care transport service in New England. This is the second EC145 that Metro has completed for Boston MedFlight....

PAC IMPROVES TIMELINE WITH NEW PAINT BOOTH July 2, 2014 Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, a Metro Aviation Company, is now utilizing its second paint booth, which means more room to paint and faster completion times. The new Garmat booth utilizes improved airflow, fresh...

TEDDY BEAR TRANSPORT GAINS SPEED AND DISTANCE WITH CESSNA CITATION ENCORE+ June 24, 2014 Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas recently added a new aircraft to their Teddy Bear Transport fleet, promising faster travel times, longer distances and...

METRO DELIVERS THIRD MEDICAL AIRCRAFT TO NORTHWEST MEDSTAR June 18, 2014 Northwest MedStar recently received its newest Airbus EC135. The latest addition is the third helicopter completed and delivered by Metro Aviation in the past year, bringing the total helicopter...

METRO DELIVERS LAW ENFORCEMENT AIRCRAFT TO SEMINOLE COUNTY June 10, 2014 The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Section recently received a new AS350 B3e completed by Metro Aviation. This multi-mission law enforcement aircraft is equipped with a cargo hook for...

SHANDSCAIR TO OFFER ENHANCED SERVICES TO REGION WITH NEW EC155 June 3, 2014 ShandsCair Flight Program, the air medical transport service of UF Health, has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters EC155 specially customized for transporting critically ill patients....

METRO FIRST TO ACHIEVE FAA SMS LEVEL IV FOR PART 145  May 28, 2014 Metro Aviation has achieved Level IV of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Safety Management System (SMS) Pilot Project in the 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station. Metro Aviation is the first and...

METRO DELIVERS TWO EC135 AIRCRAFT TO MERCY LIFE LINE April 8, 2014 Metro Aviation recently delivered the last two of five EC135’s to Mercy Life Line in Springfield, Missouri. Mercy’s transition to all EC135P2+ Single Pilot IFR (SPIFR) aircraft began in 2012 with the...

EC135 LEVEL D FULL MOTION SIMULATOR ARRIVES AT HFTC March 19, 2014 Since its opening in 2012, the Helicopter Flight Training Center has seen continuous expansion, and recently added its first full motion simulator. The EC135 P2+ Level D Full Flight Simulator arrived...

METRO AVIATION DELIVERS EC155 TO BRAZIL   March 13, 2014 Metro Aviation recently completed and delivered an EC155 to a corporate customer in Brazil. The aircraft was configured per customer specifications and will accommodate twelve passengers and two pilots,...