Mass. State Police Accept Latest Metro EC135

Specialty helicopter completions provider Metro Aviation recently delivered its fourth outfitted Airbus Helicopters EC135 to the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing. Since 2009, the Louisiana-based company has worked with the law enforcement unit, which responds to more than 1,900 mission requests each year, providing search support, incident- and scene assessment, aerial photography and surveillance.

“Metro Aviation has integrated the FLIR, Aerocomputers, Helinet downlink, and L-3 DVR to assist our crews in supporting our public safety mission,” said unit commander, Lt. Robert Smith, commenting on the technology and avionics installed on the twin-engine helicopter.

“They were very specific on the needs and specifications for their mission profile,” noted Milton Geltz, managing director of Metro Aviation, which operates a 160,000-sq-ft completions center in Shreveport and completes around 35 aircraft a year. “The collaborative efforts resulted in a highly sophisticated, adaptable and manageable tool to perform the complex business of airborne surveillance.”