Metro Posts

RAMS celebrates two years of flight   January 15, 2020 Source: Daily Mountain Eagle Regional Air Medical Services (RAMS) took flight two years ago today. RAMS, which is operated by Regional Paramedical Services, has handled nearly 800 patient transports since January...

Momentum for the EC145e spikes at AMTC  November 14, 2019 Metro Aviation moves on with six EC145e orders following the 2019 Air Medical Transport Conference, leaving 10 aircraft available for purchase. With orders in place before the conference, Metro saw increased...

University of Utah AirMed explores new role for mass casualty incidents  November 5, 2019 Source: Vertical Magazine Across the U.S., mass casualty incidents (MCIs) are becoming all too common. Single, horrific events — whether mass shootings, natural disasters, or...

Metro seeks STC for Stryker configurations in EC145 November 5, 2019 Metro recently began the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) process for the Stryker Performance Pro in the EC145.  Metro initiated the process after the ground ambulance standard was changed...

Metro Aviation welcomes Duke Life Flight to the Metro Family  November 5, 2019 Duke Life Flight officially joined the Metro Family of operations customers.  The hospital-based, traditional air medical program, part of Duke Health, will also be receiving two new EC145e...

Metro Aviation provides flight demos of the EC145e at AMTC  November 4, 2019 The EC145e will be prominently displayed during AMTC this year.  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the IFR-equipped GundersenAIR ships are on Metro Aviation’s booth, allowing attendees a...

Metro takes delivery of first Airbus EC145e helicopter made in U.S. September 10, 2019 Source: Airbus Helicopters Airbus Helicopters Inc. has delivered to Metro Aviation Inc. the first EC145e produced at its U.S. assembly plant in Columbus, Miss. This latest aircraft...

Metro partners with Acadian to operate Life Air Rescue August 5, 2019 Life Air Rescue (LAR), Shreveport’s own helicopter emergency medical service, is woven tightly into the history of the Ark-La-Tex.  From its beginnings as Life Eye 12, a partnership between KSLA...

Metro signs agreement with Kopter for 5 SH09s July 23, 2019 Source: Kopter Metro Aviation and Kopter have signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) formally recording Metro Aviation’s intent to purchase and take delivery of five SH09 helicopters following Federal...

Metro completing new H125 for Tulsa PD July 18, 2019 Metro Aviation is nearing completion of a new Airbus H125 aircraft for the Tulsa Police Department’s Air Support Unit.  The single-engine aircraft is scheduled for delivery in August.  “The completion process has...