International Operations

Colombia, Peru Help Extinguish Wildfires in Ecuador

December 20, 2024

International Fleet Begins Return to Australia for Summer Fire Season

December 4, 2020

As the fire season winds down in the Northern Hemisphere, the aerial firefighting fleets of companies that provide global resources to Australia have begun...

Bushfire near Freeling under control, but CFS on alert for change in weather

November 30, 2020

Farmer Tommy Meaney was about to order a beer at the Gungellan Hotel in Freeling when someone warned him to look outside. Large plumes of...

Fraser Island Fire Continues to Burn Despite Aerial Firefighting Efforts

November 30, 2020

A fire that has been burning on Australia's Fraser Island in Queensland for over 6 weeks is gaining ground this week as aerial firefighting...

A Defence chopper sparked Canberra’s Namadgi bushfire, but its crew didn’t tell authorities the location for 45 minutes

November 30, 2020

The crew of an Australian Army helicopter that sparked a massive bushfire in Namadgi National Park did not pass on crucial details about the...

Thales and StandardAero Successfully Achieve the Industry’s First 4-Axis Autopilot Flight Test for Airbus AS350 and H125 Helicopters

November 30, 2020

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – November 30, 2020 – Thales and StandardAero have announced the successful first flight test of a revolutionary compact autopilot system that will bring...

Kaimai bush fire now contained

November 24, 2020

Update: 3.30pm A forestry and scrub fire in the Lower Kaimais that started on Friday night has now been contained. "All the fire and emergency...

Aerial fire trail inspections take off

November 24, 2020

The NSW Government is taking to the air using helicopters for aerial inspections of fire trails across the state in preparation for the summer...

Tangent Link Announces Presentations for Aerial Firefighting Europe

November 23, 2020

Aerial Firefighting Europe is scheduled to take place on 27 - 28 April 2021 in Nîmes, France with full support from Sécurité Civile. In light...

Aerial Support Called to Fight Avenel Fire

November 19, 2020

Aerial support was deployed from Mangalore to fight a hay fire in Avenel on Thursday afternoon. Emergency services, including fire trucks from Avenel, Seymour, Locksley and Nagambie,...

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Philippine Mars Begins Final Relocation Journey – SKYTRAC Provides Link for Public Tracking of Aircraft Progress

Aero-Flite Opens New Hangar as Aerial Firefighting Company Grows

‘Eyes in the Sky’: Aerial Support Ready to Combat Tasmanian Bushfires

Firehawk Pilot Speaks on Difficulty They Faced Fighting the Franklin Fire in Malibu

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