Metro Blog 

Metro Aviation delivers cutting edge advantage for Texas DPS and becomes maintenance provider for the fleet  December 9, 2020 Metro Aviation recently delivered a new H125 for the Texas Department of Public Safety, and it is the most advanced law enforcement helicopter...

PAFFORD AIR ONE JOINS METRO AVIATION FAMILY November 11, 2020 Pafford Air One, Clinical Air Division of Pafford EMS is pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership with Shreveport, Louisiana based Metro Aviation. This partnership will combine...

Genesys Aerosystems & Metro Aviation earn Transport Canada approval on Airbus EC145e November 6, 2020 Genesys Aerosystems and Metro Aviation announced that the companies have earned Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) certification for the Genesys IFR avionics...

Mountain area medical airlift adds EC145e to fleet October 23, 2020 Mission Health’s Mountain Area Medical Airlift (MAMA) recently visited Metro Aviation to take delivery of their new Airbus EC145e, the lightweight twin-engine helicopter that has become increasingly...

METRO DELIVERS H135 TO COLLIER COUNTYOctober 13, 2020 Metro Aviation recently delivered an H135 T3H to Collier County’s Emergency Medical Services program. “The arrival of the new aircraft will allow Collier County EMS to continue their mission of transporting...

UW Med Flight’s first all-woman crew makes history  September 3, 2020 Source: WKOW PORTAGE (WKOW) -- For 35 years, UW Health has relied on an aerial team of emergency responders to get patients help faster. Now, three women are bringing new diversity to Med Flight and...

METRO MECHANIC receives FAA’s most prestigious Technician award September 3, 2020 The Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award recognizes the lifetime accomplishments of senior mechanics and is awarded to a select group of professionals with 50 or more years of civil and...

MEDFORCE JOINS METRO FAMILY August 26, 2020 MedForce Aeromedical Transport is the newest air medical service to join the Metro Family.  Founded in 2000, the Quad City helicopter emergency service has provided transport in and around Eastern Iowa, West-Central...

Metro delivers first of two EC145e aircraft to HealthNet  August 5, 2020 HealthNet Aeromedical Services, a statewide hospital-based program headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, is adding an IFR-equipped Airbus EC145e to their fleet.  The aircraft will enter...

AirLink lands at Klamath County Fire District Station #5  July 1, 2020 Source: KOBI5.com A little-used fire station in Klamath Falls is now serving as an emergency dispatch airport, thanks to a partnership between AirLink Critical Care Transport, and Klamath County...

Recognizing the medical personnel of the sky during National EMS week  May 21, 2020 Source: MyNBC5.com This week is National EMS Week, and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Advance Response Team, DHART, provides critical care transportation services by air and ground. "What we...

Metro announces new director of operations  May 21, 2020 Metro Aviation is pleased to announce Brian Bihler as the company’s new Director of Operations.  Brian will work closely with the Safety and Training departments to oversee the daily aviation operations for...

Metro delivers refurbished AS350 B3's to Buenos Aires police  May 11, 2020 Metro recently delivered two refurbished AS350 B3 aircraft to the Ministry of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires.  The refurbishments included mandated 12-year inspections of the...

MedFlight celebrates 25 years of service  April 20, 2020 Source: Vertical Magazine In 1995, Columbus, Ohio-based Grant Medical Center and Ohio State University Medical Center consolidated LifeFlight and SkyMed, the hospitals’ helicopter critical-care services, into a...

MedEvac Foundation International awards Metro Life Flight doctor  April 9, 2020 Source: Vertical Magazine The MedEvac Foundation International has awarded Metro Life Flight chief flight nurse practitioner, Dr. Robert Grabowski, the Dr. Suzanne Wedel Scholarship to...