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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...

ANNUAL AWARD HONORS INDIVIDUALS WHO EXCEL IN CRITICAL-CARE TRANSPORT February 14, 2013 A MedFlight of Ohio doctor has been named the 2013 recipient of the Medical Transport Leadership Institute (MTLI) Scholarship by the MedEvac Foundation International. John Pakiela,...

RISING STAR: STEVEN JOHNSON July 12, 2012 Metro Aviation is proud to be a part of the IU Health LifeLine Critical Care Transport family, serving as its operator. Its Director, Steve Johnson, was recently featured in the Business section of Indy Star: Becoming a...

DHART AIR AMBULANCE SERVICE HONORED FOR SAFETY RECORD April 27, 2012 A just-published study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that trauma patients transported to level 1 or level 2 trauma centers have better rates of survival when transported by...

METRO COMPLETES FIRST OF THREE EC145'S FOR SANFORD HEALTH January 11, 2012 Metro Aviation, Inc. delivered the first of three EC145’s to Sanford Health at the end of last week. On hand for delivery was Kerry Berg, Director of Operations, Thomas Kitterman, Director of...

METRO AVIATION RECEIVES FAA STC FOR EC155B1 January 10, 2012 Metro Aviation, Inc. received an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate SR09591RC (STC) for a complete Emergency Medical System kit and associated options for the Eurocopter EC155B1. This is the first EC155B1 to...