HAI reports: Leonardo confirms orders and agreements for about 180 helisnews Mike Stones 28 Feb 24 0Leonardo Helicopters has confirmed orders and agreements for about 180 aircraft at HAI Heli-Expo in Anaheim, California. Topping its show order book are 130 helicopters… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers H135 to Collier Countynews Terry Spruce 15 Oct 20 013 October 2020 – Metro Aviation recently delivered an H135 T3H to Collier County’s Emergency Medical Services program. “The arrival of the new aircraft will… Read more
Metro Aviation expands presence in North Carolinanews Terry Spruce 10 May 18 0Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s AirCare, a hospital-based air medical program, is the newest member of the Metro Aviation family, joining other North Carolina Metro… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers Airbus H125 to Jujuy Province in Argentinanews Terry Spruce 8 May 18 0Metro Aviation recently delivered a completed Airbus H125 to the Government of Jujuy Province in Argentina. The multi-mission aircraft will be utilized for firefighting, air medical… Read more
Metro Aviation orders 25 Airbus EC145e helicoptersnews Alasdair Whyte 28 Feb 18 0Airbus Helicopters Inc. announced Tuesday that Metro Aviation Inc. had ordered an unprecedented 25 EC145e helicopters that it will place into service providing air medical… Read more
Metro Aviation sells first EC145 e-litenews Alasdair Whyte 14 Mar 16 0Metro Aviation has committed to buy six EC145e e-lite helicopters. The EC145 e-lite is the utility variant developed to provide greater useful load by reducing… Read more
Metro Aviation orders six EC145e helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 14 Sep 15 0Metro Aviation has purchased six EC145e helicopters from Airbus Helicopters Inc. Metro is the first North American customer for the new lighter weight EC145. The… Read more
Metro Aviation gains authorisation for EFBsnews Terry Spruce 25 Aug 15 0Metro Aviation has received FAA authorisation to use Electronic Flight Bags (EFBs) in their fleet of helicopters. The EFBs will allow pilots to access charts,… Read more
Metro delivers H125 to Coastal Helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 10 Aug 15 0California-based Coastal Helicopters has taken delivery of a new Airbus Helicopters H125 (formerly the AS350 B3e). Coastal Helicopters now has a fleet of six various… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers first H145 T2 in North Americanews Terry Spruce 3 Aug 15 0Metro Aviation has delivered the first H145 T2 in North America to Dare MedFlight in North Carolina. It is the company’s 75th H145 completion. ALSO… Read more
Northwest MedStar takes delivery of new H135news Terry Spruce 2 Apr 15 0Metro Aviation, based in Shreveport, Louisiana has delivered a new Airbus Helicopters H135 to Northwest MedStar. MedStar operates a mixed fleet with four fixed wing… Read more
Metro Aviation delivers EC135 to State Policenews Terry Spruce 31 Dec 14 0Metro Aviation has delivered the fourth EC135 to the Massachusetts State Police. ALSO READ: Metro Aviation completes milestone EC135 Lt. Robert Smith, Unit Commander, says:… Read more
Metro Aviation completes milestone EC135news Terry Spruce 28 Oct 14 0Since 1997, Metro Aviation has been customising Airbus Helicopters for the US aeromedical services and it has just finished its 200th EC135 completion to California… Read more
Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight begins helicopter servicenews Terry Spruce 6 Oct 14 0Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight in Dayton, Ohio begins service with a new Airbus Helicopters AS365 Dauphin N3+ aircraft. Candy Skidmore, premier health vice president, Emergency,… Read more
Brazilian company takes delivery of an EC155news Terry Spruce 14 Mar 14 0OCEAN Explorer de Brasil takes delivery of an Airbus Helicopters EC155 from Metro Aviation of Shrieveport, Louisiana. Brazilian operator OCEAN Explorer de Brasil has taken… Read more
Austin receives third police helicopternews Terry Spruce 13 Sep 13 0Eurocopter delivers a brand new police helicopter to Austin, Texas. The police department in Austin has added a third helicopter to its fleet after accepting… Read more
Metro Aviation to operate Bell Helicopternews Terry Spruce 7 Aug 13 0Metro Aviation has signed an agreement to operate a Bell helicopter – on behalf of the Tampa General Hospital’s Aeromed programme – for the first… Read more
Metro Aviation begins work on Boston MedFlight EC145news Terry Spruce 5 Apr 13 0Work has begun on the new Eurocopter EC145 helicopter for Boston MedFlight. The new aircraft will replace one of their two BK117 C1s. The new… Read more
Metro Aviation to complete EC155 for ShandsCairnews Terry Spruce 4 Apr 13 0Metro Aviation is preparing to complete another HEMS Eurocopter EC155, after completing the first three EC155 helicopters to be used for HEMS operations in the… Read more
Metro Aviation adds awareness system to helicoptersnews Terry Spruce 18 Mar 13 0Metro Aviation has announced innovative enhancements for its EC135 and EC145 STC helicopters, as well a move into the Brazilian market and a new app… Read more
