Metro Posts

METRO CONGRATULATES MATTHEW BENZEN AS THE 2013 SMTA SCHOLARSHIP WINNER   April 9, 2013 Mercy Life Line Flight Nurse Supervisor, Matthew Benzen, RN, BSN, CFRN, CMTE, has been awarded the 2013 Safety Management Training Academy (SMTA) Scholarship by the MedEvac...

METRO AVIATION BEGINS COMPLETION OF EC145 FOR BOSTON MEDFLIGHT April 4, 2013 Metro Aviation visited with representatives from Boston MedFlight and American Eurocopter recently to begin production of MedFlight’s new EC145. The new aircraft will replace one of their two...

METRO TO COMPLETE EC155 FOR SECOND HEMS USER IN US   April 3, 2013 After completing the first three EC155s to be used for HEMS operations in the US early last year, Metro Aviation is preparing to complete another Eurocopter EC155, this time for Shands at the...

METRO BEGINS CONFIGURATION OF EC145 FOR MEMORIAL MEDFLIGHT March 18, 2013 Metro Aviation recently received a new Eurocopter EC145 for Memorial MedFlight, the air medical and critical care transport team for Beacon Health System’s Memorial Hospital of South Bend. Metro...

METRO AVIATION LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE APP   March 13, 2013 Metro Aviation recently released an innovative smart phone app that has the potential to decrease response time by up to five minutes. When air transport is needed, hospitals and first responders can use...

heliexpo in review March 11, 2013 During Metro Aviation’s press event at HeliExpo 2013 last week, the air medical transportation and helicopter completions leader announced innovative enhancements for its EC135 and EC145 STC, as well as its move into the Brazilian...

METRO AVIATION DEBUTS NEW TRAINING CENTER March 6, 2013 Air medical transportation and helicopter completions leader, Metro Aviation has announced the completion of a new comprehensive training center co-located at the company’s main offices in Shreveport, Louisiana....

METRO AVIATION ANNOUNCES NEW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING March 6, 2013 Metro Aviation, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Kristen King as the company's new Director of Marketing. Ms. King brings a wealth of experience and diversity to the Metro family. Most...

PAC INTERNATIONAL TO FEATURE AMS EC135 AT HELI-EXPO March 5, 2013 Paradigm Aerospace Corporation, International (PAC), a Metro Aviation company, has announced that they will showcase a recently reconfigured EC135P2+ on exhibit C3111 during the HAI Heli-Expo in Las...

METRO TO SHOWCASE NEW AIR MEDICAL EC145 AT HELI-EXPO March 4, 2013 With the helicopter world soon to descend on Las Vegas for the 2013 HAI Heli-Expo, Metro Aviation has announced that it will showcase a recently completed EC145 as part of the company’s exhibit during...