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    AeroFlite – Leading by Example

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    Aero-Flite, the U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Conair, has been working hard this year to onboard new pilots and continue to provide next-level training for their existing pilots. AerialFire joined this year's training in Chico, California, where...

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    Gov. Jay Inslee signed Rep. Mary Dye’s aerial suppression bill into law Monday, May 15, culminating a seven-year effort to get the state to...

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    A great photo showing a Kachina Aviation 212 fighting fire in Los Padres National Forest in 2012. Photo by @bdp_473

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    Erickson S-64 FAA Certified for NVG Operations

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    NEW INTEGRATED NVG PROGRAM OFFERS INVALUABLE OPERATIONAL FLEXIBILITY WHILE PRIORITIZING SAFETY PORTLAND, Ore. – An Erickson Incorporated S-64F Air Crane® helicopter was certified by the...

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    Colorado Signs for Second Firehawk

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    Slovenia Buys Four Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss Amphibious Firefighting Aircraft

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    Federal Court Sides with Counties, Cities, and Forestry Groups, Ruling USFS May Continue Use of Aerial Fire Retardants to Fight Wildfires

    MISSOULA, MT — Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana (Court) issued a ruling in a case brought by Forest Service Employees...

    Slovenia Receives First Air Tractor AT-802 Aerial Firefighting Aircraft

    The Republic of Slovenia received its first Air Tractor AT-802 single-engine fire-fighting plane on May 9th, 2023, the nation's Ministry of Defence confirmed. The...

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    Aerial Fire Suppression Bill Signed by Gov. Inslee

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