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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...

Airmedic debuts EC145e at APSCON July 15, 2019 Outfitted by a world-renowned completion team, an Airbus EC145e, belonging to Quebec-based Airmedic, will publicly debut on July 17, 2019, during the Airborne Public Safety Conference (APSCON) at the Metro Aviation booth...

Mercy's Life Line celebrates 35 years of service June 28, 2019 Source: KY3 Online Mercy Life Line air ambulance service is celebrating 35 years of accident-free service with a free, family-friendly community safety expo on Saturday, June 29. Mercy will have a Life...

St. Vincent HELP Flight celebrates 40 years of care in Montana June 13, 2019 Source: KTVQ Online HELP Flight celebrates this month its 40th anniversary of responding to emergencies in south-central Montana. The air ambulance service run out of St. Vincent Healthcare...

Metro first to STC H135 T3H air medical interior June 20, 2019 As a leading completion center for the EC135/H135, Metro Aviation became the first to STC a medical interior for Airbus’ H135 T3H variant with Helionix. Outfitted for STAT MedEvac, the STC includes aspects...

Airmedic acquires 3 EC145e's for air medical transport June 18, 2019 Source: Vertical Magazine As a leader in air medical transport across Quebec, Airmedic continues to grow thanks to the purchase of three new fully equipped EC145e helicopters. The company will rely...

Metro Completion Center receives EASA seal of approval June 4, 2019 The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a U.S. Approval Certificate to Metro Aviation as a Part-145 maintenance organization.  EASA is responsible for the certification of aircraft...

UW Health offers first look at upgraded fleet May 31, 2019 Metro Aviation and UW Health’s Med Flight partnership officially took flight today. Med Flight began serving its 250-mile radius service area with a fleet of three Airbus EC135’s and an EC145, completed by...

Metro honored for  Manufacturing Excellence in Louisiana May 21, 2019 Source: Louisiana Economic Development Companies from eight Louisiana regions cited for manufacturing quality and community service Louisiana Economic Development honored the state’s 2019 Lantern...

CAMTS awards reaccreditation to Metro customers May 1, 2019 Source: Vertical Magazine The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS) has awarded new accreditation to one medical transport service and reaccreditation to 23 services at the CAMTS...

MedEvac Awards MTLI Scholarships  March 26, 2019 Source: MedEvac Foundation International The MedEvac Foundation International is pleased to announce Lisa Pruitt, Transport RN, Clinical Quality Coordinator of Critical Care Transport of Children’s Mercy, and Cory D....

Metro outfits mission-ready h125 for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office   March 5, 2019 Metro recently outfitted an H125 for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office based in Tampa, Fla. “This Airbus H125 aircraft and Metro Aviation’s designed and installed mission...

HealthNet Aeromedical Services strengthens fleet with EC145e   March 7, 2019 HealthNet Aeromedical Services, a statewide hospital-based program headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, announced an order for one EC145e helicopter from Metro Aviation as part of the...