Charter operator · United States

Metro Aviation

Shreveport, Louisiana company that operates helicopters for hospital and air medical programmes across many US states. It also builds air medical and law enforcement helicopter interiors at its 180,000 sq ft Shreveport facility.

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Registered fleet: 185 aircraft
Aircraft: Midsize jets, Light jets, Turboprops and Helicopters
Seats: 7 to 8
Built: 1987 to 2026
Base: Boise

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Fleet

The Metro Aviation fleet

185 aircraft listed on its FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (HDNA). 12 aircraft types, grouped by size. Open any registration for its details and specifications.

1midsize jet

Model	Aircraft	Seats	Range	Cruise speed	Built
Learjet 75 Bombardier Learjet	1	–	–	–	–

3Light jets

Cabins for 8 passengers

Model	Aircraft	Seats	Range	Cruise speed	Built
Cessna Citation CJ1 Cessna	1	–	–	–	–

Cessna Citation Encore Cessna	1	–	–	–	–

Pilatus PC-24 Pilatus	1	8	2,000 nm	440 kts	2018

10Turboprops

Cabins for 7 to 8 passengers

Model	Aircraft	Seats	Range	Cruise speed	Built
Pilatus PC-12 Pilatus	10	7 to 8	1,803 nm	290 kts	1999 to 2003

171Helicopters

Model	Aircraft	Seats	Range	Cruise speed	Built
Airbus H145 Airbus Helicopters	69	up to 10	351 nm	130 kts	2004 to 2026

Airbus H135 Airbus Helicopters	63	up to 7	343 nm	137 kts	1997 to 2019

Bell 407 Bell	23	up to 6	337 nm	133 kts	1999 to 2013

Airbus H130 Airbus Helicopters	10	up to 7	327 nm	128 kts	2010 to 2012

Airbus H155 Airbus Helicopters	3	up to 13	463 nm	–	2011

Airbus H125 Airbus Helicopters	2	up to 6	340 nm	136 kts	2004 to 2005

MBB MBB	1	up to 10	292 nm	–	1987

Aircraft types

12 aircraft types

HelicoptersModel photo69 aircraft

Airbus H145

Airbus Helicopters · Built 2004 to 2026

HelicoptersModel photo63 aircraft

Airbus H135

Airbus Helicopters · Built 1997 to 2019

HelicoptersModel photo23 aircraft

Bell 407

Bell · Built 1999 to 2013

HelicoptersModel photo10 aircraft

Airbus H130

Airbus Helicopters · Built 2010 to 2012

TurbopropsModel photo10 aircraft

Pilatus PC-12

Pilatus · Built 1999 to 2003

Pilatus's single-engine turboprop, with a 16 ft 11 in cabin, an enclosed lavatory, a baggage hold you can reach in flight and approval for unpaved strips.

HelicoptersModel photo3 aircraft

Airbus H155

Airbus Helicopters · Built 2011

HelicoptersModel photo2 aircraft

Airbus H125

Airbus Helicopters · Built 2004 to 2005

Light jetsModel photo1 aircraft

Cessna Citation CJ1

Cessna

Light jetsModel photo1 aircraft

Cessna Citation Encore

Cessna

Midsize jetsModel photo1 aircraft

Learjet 75

Bombardier Learjet

Stand-up cabins and coast-to-coast range with one stop.

HelicoptersModel photo1 aircraft

MBB

MBB · Built 1987

Light jetsModel photo1 aircraft

Pilatus PC-24

Pilatus · Built 2018

Pilatus's light jet, with a 501 cu ft cabin, a 90 cu ft baggage hold you can reach in flight and approval for grass and gravel runways.

Bases

Where the aircraft are based

Boise

KBOI · BOI · 1 aircraft

Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field

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Safety and licences

Licence and safety checks

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HDNA

FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (HDNA).

Legal name: METRO AVIATION, INC

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Licence
FAA Part 135 certificate HDNA · Active
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Flies abroad under
No foreign operator authorisation on the EASA or UK lists.
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Safety audits
No third-party audit listed.
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Company

About Metro Aviation

Metro Aviation is a Shreveport, Louisiana helicopter company that owns and operates aircraft for hospital and air medical programmes across the United States. It flies more than 130 aircraft for more than 30 programmes in at least 18 states, working under the traditional model in which Metro holds the certificate and flies the aircraft while the hospital provides the medical team.

Its 180,000 square foot Shreveport site includes one of the industry's main completion centres, fitting out around 35 new and existing helicopters a year with medical and law enforcement interiors, avionics and components, and it holds more than 30 supplemental type certificates. Its featured aircraft is the Airbus EC145e light twin, and it has shown a medical interior for the new Airbus H140. Metro also runs an operational control centre, a helicopter flight training centre and the MetroAero simulator platform, and employs more than 330 military veterans.

Its flying is air medical, so this profile is listed for reference.

Services

✓Air medical helicopter operations
✓Medical and law enforcement completions
✓Maintenance support
✓Flight training

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How many aircraft does Metro Aviation have?+

185: 69 Airbus H145, 63 Airbus H135, 23 Bell 407, 10 Airbus H130, 10 Pilatus PC-12, 3 Airbus H155, 2 Airbus H125, 1 Cessna Citation CJ1, 1 Cessna Citation Encore, 1 Learjet 75, 1 MBB and 1 Pilatus PC-24.

Is Metro Aviation licensed to fly charter?+

Yes. Metro Aviation holds an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate (HDNA).

Where are Metro Aviation's aircraft based?+

Boise (KBOI).

How many passengers can Metro Aviation fly?+

Up to 13 on its Airbus H155. Across the fleet, cabins seat 7 to 8 passengers.

How old is Metro Aviation's fleet?+

The aircraft were built between 1987 and 2026, 16 years old on average.

Is Altivo Jets part of Metro Aviation?+

No. Altivo Jets is an independent charter broker with no ownership or commercial link to Metro Aviation. Metro Aviation operates its own flights and keeps operational control of its aircraft.

Does Altivo Jets work with Metro Aviation?+

No. Altivo Jets has no agreement or partnership with Metro Aviation, and Metro Aviation has not reviewed this page. It is built from public records. Tell us your route and dates and we ask licensed operators that can fly the trip for availability and price. The operator is named on your quote before you confirm.

Sources

Where this comes from

Licence and registrations from the Federal Aviation Administration register. Aircraft details from public aircraft listings. Aircraft photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each photo; other photos show the model. Safety audits from public industry directories. How we check operators.

Company sources

Metro Aviation website metroaviation.com

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