Metro Aviation (Booth C4012) has delivered a new air ambulance-configured Airbus EC145e to UC Health in Cincinnati, Ohio. The helicopter is the third new aircraft Metro has completed for UC and replaces several older BK117s.
The new helicopter came equipped with Metro’s standard interior and a Genesys Aerosystems IFR avionics package with integrated display units and electronic flight information system; the HeliSAS autopilot and stability augmentation system; and Outerlink’s IRIS combined voice, video, and flight data recorder that allows an operational control center to verify aircraft conditions in real-time. Metro and Genesys developed the avionics STC for the aircraft in February 2019.
Based in Shreveport, Louisiana, Metro is an FAA-approved repair station, an Airbus Helicopters authorized service center, and the largest traditional air medical operations provider in the U.S. It specializes in air medical completions and holds related STCs for a wide variety of helicopters.
UC Health serves the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region in partnership with the University of Cincinnati and a large number of other medical partners.