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Coulson Aviation’s Australian 737 Hits Hangar Door, Sustains Damage in Tarmac Incident

March 31, 2021

Coulson Aviation's Boeing 737 "Marie Bashir" was damaged in an incident while taxiing at Australia's Richmond Air Force Base yesterday when it struck a...

WA desperately needs more aerial wildfire resources, converted Boeing 747 could help

March 30, 2021

MOSES LAKE, Wash.-- The world's largest aerial firefighting aircraft is right here in our backyard, getting a tune-up and upgrade ahead of fire season. Local...

Soar squad: Flagler’s FireFlight team inspires kids to be helicopter pilots

March 30, 2021

FireFlight Pilot Todd Whaley has twice in as many months visited schools with the county’s helicopter to make a twofold impression: the nimble aircraft...

USDA Forest Service prepositions aerial firefighting resources

March 30, 2021

CADILLAC, MI – The USDA Forest Service (USFS) is prepositioning aerial firefighting resources at the Gaylord Airport to be available for state and federal land...

Elvis (the helicopter) is cheating death by becoming a drone

March 18, 2021

The makers of an old workhorse helicopter named Elvis are converting their venerable flying machine into an autonomous robot. Aircraft maker Erickson and helicopter...

Colorado braces for what’s next after last year’s explosive wildfires

March 17, 2021

Leaders look to $24 million Firehawk helicopter, further forest thinning to combat worsening fires Federal forest firefighter Ben McLane got a visceral feel for the...

Dozens of homes damaged in massive New Jersey forest fire

March 17, 2021

Nearly 30 homes and two commercial buildings have been damaged in a New Jersey forest fire that ignited Sunday and quickly spread amid windy...

Cal Fire Beats Decade-Old Suit Over Firefighting Chemical Bids

March 17, 2021

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection may have made administrative mistakes in the process of purchasing over $50 million in firefighting chemicals,...

Climate change complicates Colorado’s need for wildfire aircraft

March 10, 2021

When wildfires swept across Colorado and the western U.S. last summer and fall, water- and retardant-dropping airplanes and helicopters that can make the difference...

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