Metro Posts

METRO AVIATION LOOKS FORWARD TO STEADY GROWTH IN 2014   March 4, 2014 When Metro Aviation relocated to its current facility from several airport hangars five years ago, they never imagined they would fill all of the available space. Upon the acquisition of a...

HFTC WILL ADD COMMUNNICATION CENTER LAB TO CURRICULUM February 28, 2014 The Helicopter Flight Training Center and the National Association of Air Medical Communication Specialists (NAACS) are pleased to announce their joint effort to create a Communication Center Lab....

HFTC WELCOMES CALSTAR AS CO-LAUNCH CUSTOMER FOR EC135 SIMULATOR February 27, 2014 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce California Shock Trauma Air Rescue Ambulance (CALSTAR) as its co-launch customer for EC135 simulator training at the Helicopter Flight Training...

HFTC WELCOMES AIR MEDICAL GROUP HOLDINGS AS LAUNCH CUSTOMER   February 26, 2014 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce Air Medical Group Holdings (AMGH) as its launch customer for simulator training at the Helicopter Flight Training Center in Shreveport,...

METRO AVIATION WELCOMES JIM ARTHUR AND MARK BRETON February 26, 2014 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce that Jim Arthur and Mark Breton are joining the Metro team. Jim Arthur joins as the new Director of Operations and Mark Breton is coming on board as Director of...

HFTC WELCOMES NEW ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF TRAINING February 26, 2014 The Helicopter Flight Training Center is pleased to announce that Glen Girard has joined the company as its Assistant Director of Training. Girard will be primarily responsible for instruction for...

METRO BECOMES FIRST TO STC NEW GARMIN GTN SYSTEM FOR ROTORCRAFT SPIFR February 25, 2014 Metro Aviation is known for staying ahead of the curve and recently completed a year-long process to STC the new Garmin GTN 650/750 for the EC135 helicopter. Metro is the first to...

METRO DEDICATED TO SAFETY THROUGH HELICOPTER SIMULATORS February 25, 2014 For Metro Aviation, it came as no surprise when the National Transportation Safety Board released its latest safety alert, Safety through Helicopter Simulators. Since 2008, Metro Aviation has...

METRO WELCOMES COOK CHILDREN'S TEDDY BEAR TRANSPORT February 25, 2014 Each year, more than 2,200 children are transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. Teddy Bear Transport is one of the largest pediatric transport programs in the nation and...

METRO AVIATION TAKES SAFETY TO THE NEXT LEVEL February 21, 2014 Metro Aviation recently achieved Level IV of the FAA’s Safety Management System (SMS) Pilot Project. Level IV is the highest level of the program, and Metro Aviation is one of only three organizations in...