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FAA Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters

January 28, 2022

The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain type certificated Model UH-1H restricted category helicopters. This AD was prompted by multiple...

Air Support Respond to Blaze in Leaghur

January 28, 2022

A bushfire is burning in Leaghur state park, north east of Miatiamo. A spokesman for Fire Forest Management Victoria said there are multiple tankers and...

Karnataka Forest Department Asks for Helicopters to Fight Fire Incidents

January 28, 2022

The Karnataka Forest Department has placed a request for helicopters before the state government to use them to douse forest fires. The helicopters will...

Golf Course Operator Praises Firefighters for Saving Facility During Mount Gambier Fire

January 27, 2022

A golf course operator says a "massive ball of flames" shot into the sky as a blaze tore through Mount Gambier's heritage Crater Lakes...

Western Cape burns through R10m to fight bush fires this summer alone

January 27, 2022

The Western Cape has already spent more than R10m fighting wildfires during the current fire season, the province reported on Thursday. Most of the expense...

50 Years of Service for RAF Helicopter Squadron Known for Aerial Firefighting

January 26, 2022

RAF Akrotiri’s 84 Squadron helicopter crew have marked a historic landmark by celebrating 50 years of operational service in Cyprus. Formed on January 19, 1972,...

Fire Crews Continue to Fight Challenging Blaze at Mount Gambier’s Crater Lakes

January 26, 2022

Firefighters are continuing to battle a blaze in Mount Gambier's Crater Lakes area. The fire is burning near the historic Centenary Tower and smoke is...

Serbia Plans to Buy Two Ka-32 Helicopters from Russia to Fight Fires

January 24, 2022

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has confirmed the country's plans to purchase two Ka-32 helicopters from Russia for firefighting activities. In October 2021, Serbian Interior Minister...

Industry Leaders Join Forces in the Fight Against Wildfires

January 20, 2022

Arista Aviation Services (Arista) and Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment (Helitak) have entered into a Cooperation Agreement to modify and provide aerial firefighting helicopters with...

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