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METRO AVIATION SUPPORTS GREAT AMERICAN SAFETY DRIVE WITH 'SAFETY 24/7'  May 28, 2015 Metro Aviation is a long time supporter of the MedEvac Foundation International and is proud to once again support the foundation’s major fundraising initiative for 2015, the Great...

COMMLAB DELIVERS EXCEPTIONAL TRAINING  May 27, 2015 The CommLab at the Helicopter Flight Training Center in Shreveport, Louisiana is drawing attendees from across the country.  Survival Flight, the critical care transport program of the University of Michigan Health...

northwest medstar marks first year of base operations IN BREWSTER   May 26, 2015 From Northwest MedStar: Thanks to hospital and EMS partners and community members, Northwest MedStar is celebrating its one-year anniversary of being based in Brewster. Located at...

MEDEVAC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES SECOND GASD  May 22, 2015 The 2nd Great American Safety Drive, featuring two separate routes, officially gets underway in June of 2015.  The Drive is the MedEvac Add NewFoundation’s major fundraising initiative for 2015, a...

METRO HIRES DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORT BUSINESS SERVICES  May 4, 2015 Metro Aviation has experienced exponential growth over the last five years.  As its family of operations customers has grown, Metro has steadily brought in fresh faces to ensure the company is providing...

HFTC WELCOMES FIRST INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS  April 21, 2015 When it comes to training, a simulator is the most realistic environment for a pilot other than flying an actual aircraft.  High-tech simulators can prepare pilots for a variety of situations they may...

DARE COUNTY MEDFLIGHT TAKES DELIVERY OF H145   April 13, 2015 From Airbus Helicopters Dare County MedFlight, the air medical transport service for much of the Outer Banks region of North Carolina, has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters H145 (formerly...

METRO AVIATION DELIVERS H135 TO NORTHWEST MEDSTAR  April 2, 2015 Northwest MedStar owns a mixed fleet of four fixed wing and seven rotor wing aircraft, and recently replaced one of its helicopters with a new Airbus H135 (EC135) completed by Metro Aviation in...

MEDFLIGHT SET TO LAUNCH MOBILE APP  March 25, 2015 By Kevin Landers, 10tv (click link for video) MedFlight is Ohio's largest critical care transport provider, but in order to save lives, crews need to know the location of the emergency - something that isn't always...

MED-TRANS SELECTS IRIS  March 10, 2015 Med-Trans Corp. has partnered with Outerlink Global Solutions and Metro Aviation to provide IRIS flight data tracking, monitoring and communications. This advanced technology is much more than simply flight tracking or flight...

METRO AVIATION UNVEILS NEW OCC March 5, 2015 Metro Aviation recently upgraded and expanded its Operational Control Center (OCC) at its headquarters in Shreveport, Louisiana.  The OCC is the central control point for Metro’s fleet of over 130 aircraft. Metro’s new OCC...

PARTNERING TO CHANGE THE FUTURE March 4, 2015 Learn more about IRIS here. The future is near, and her name is IRIS. IRIS is not just flight tracking, nor is it just flight data monitoring.  IRIS is all-encompassing, giving users the capability to record large amounts...

METRO DELIVERS SWEET SIXTEEN REFURBISHMENT TO FIRST FLIGHT March 4, 2015 It has been sixteen years since Metro Aviation first completed the EC135 P1 known as First Flight.  Since then, Metro has operated and maintained the aircraft for Holmes Regional Medical Center...

METRO AVIATION COMPLETES 75TH AIRBUS EC145 March 4, 2015 Metro Aviation operates the largest, most comprehensive air medical completion center in the world and has completed more EC135s and EC145s than any other completion center.  Metro is in the process of...

AS350 LANDS AT HELICOPTER FLIGHT TRAINING CENTER March 4, 2015 The Helicopter Flight Training Center (HFTC) in Shreveport, Louisiana is growing at a steady pace.  Already home to a FlightSafety AS350 Level 7 Flight Training Device and an EC135 Level D Full Motion...