13-May-20 - Metro Aviation from Shreveport in Louisiana completed the mandated 12-year inspections of two AS350B3 from the police aviation unit of the Argentine province of Buenos Aires totalizing three helicopters refurbished for the Policia Bonaerense
25-Sep-19 - The new Airbus BK117D3 / H145 5-bladed landed on Americas’ highest peak, Mount Aconcagua in Argentina at 6,962 metres ~ 22,840 feet. This was the first time a twin-engine helicopter landed there #Aconcagua
09-Dec-18 - Metro Aviation Louisiana-based completion center outfitted two Helibras HB350B3 of the Argentina’ province Mendoza police with Bambi Bucket for firefighting, upgraded avionics and new paint in their 12-year inspections #Mendoza
24-Jul-12 - The Administracion Nacional de Aviacion Civil in Argentina (ANAC) approved the increased maximum gross weight for the Bell 429 up to 7,500 lbs / 3,400 kgs. Eleventh country to date
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