This website uses cookies
More information
The monthly news publication for aviation professionals.

Why visit ACE ’25?

Related background information from the Handbook...
The monthly news publication for aviation professionals.

Request your printed copy

It's only the beginning for million-up Metro
Metro Aviation has flown 704,228 patients who wouldn't have otherwise received the care they needed. It operates and maintains 170 aircraft for 43 aeromedical programmes, notching up one million hours.
Metro Aviation has been flying medical missions since 1982.

Shreveport, Louisiana-headquartered Metro Aviation is celebrating one million flight hours, after the milestone was reached by a rotorcraft flying for Indiana University Health.

Metro has no reason to slow down on its celebrations. The company celebrated 40 years in 2022, and with this latest milestone, it says it is tapping the surface of what it accomplish over the next four decades.

“This is a huge accomplishment for the entire Metro family,” says Metro VP Todd Stanberry. “It's the continued commitment of not just our pilots and technicians, but our customers, their communication centres, our records department, admin and management, and the thousands of people that have trusted us over the years.”

As a purely traditional, family-owned air medical operator, Metro operates and maintains 170 aircraft for 43 aeromedical programmes across the country. Stanberry will tell you that it's the people that make it all possible.

“We do it different here,” Stanberry goes on. “There are incredible stories behind every minute of these one million flight hours. Within them, we have flown 704,228 patients who wouldn't have otherwise received the care they needed and deserved. But it doesn't stop there. The number of lives positively impacted as a result of all the work that went into flying that many hours is untold. From the first hour logged from a single-wide trailer in 1982 to the millionth hour logged, there have been thousands of folks involved, all working tirelessly and proudly. They don't do it because we told them to. They do it because they love it. I can't help but smile when I think about these amazing people. I hope everybody gets a chance to meet them.”

Other News
 
Metro selects 20 Alia eVTOLs by Beta
November 6, 2024
Beta has begun production of its all-electric aircraft, the Alia VTOL and its conventional counterpart, the Alia CTOL. Metro believes that Beta is the pick of the bunch when analysing electric aircraft manufacturers.
Carpenter's chipping away pays off as he lands safety role
October 17, 2024
As director of safety, Brady Carpenter will continue to build on his extensive experience, utilising safety data and operational insights to further strengthen Metro Aviation's commitment to safety, out of Shreveport.
Flying Doctors completes offshore Darwin rig flight
August 30, 2024
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Western Australia has collaborated with PHI Aviation to perform an evacuation from an offshore oil rig near Darwin. A dedicated doctor and nurse team was sent to the location.