Rotorcraft
Metro Aviation First with EMS STC for Airbus H160
Delivery of the first modified helicopter is due in early 2026
Airbus Helicopters H160
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Metro Aviation has become the first completion center to develop an emergency medical services (EMS) interior for the Airbus H160 helicopter. The company also signed a purchase agreement to buy 12 H140s, which it will offer for purchase and completion at its Shreveport, Louisiana headquarters.

Scheduled to be completed in first-quarter 2026, the H160 EMS supplemental type certificate (STC) will also be available as a kit for installation by qualified facilities and in other countries. Features of the STC include “intensive-care-capable stretcher systems, medical equipment interfaces, optimized patient/caregiver cabin layouts, and efficient loading access,” according to Metro,