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The Reason We Don’t Have Enough Airplanes to Put Out Wildfires

Retrofitting massive jets to fight infernos is expensive, and companies say that government contracts don’t make it worth their while. When the White House gathered...

Neptune Aviation Tankers, Crew Navigate Fire Challenges in 2021

The current fire season has kept Neptune Aviation’s tankers and crew spread across the Western U.S. and as far east as Minnesota, and it’s...

Greece to Modernize Aerial Firefighting Fleet After Record Fire Season

Greece announced a plan this week to spend 1.7 billion euros on modernizing the country's aerial firefighting capabilities in a parliamentary session where Prime...

Air Support Ready to Target White Rock Lake Wildfire in Naswhito Creek

Smoke is visible from the Naswhito Creek area on the southeast flank of the out-of-control White Rock Lake wildfire burning at an estimated 56,500...

Russian Beriev BE-200 Aircraft Crashes in Turkey

A Russian Navy Beriev Be-200 (RF-88450) amphibious water bomber crashed into high terrain in Turkey on August 14th near Kahramanmaras, about 34 miles northwest...

Additional aircraft join CalFire roster, with more on the way

A dozen extra firefighting planes and helicopters joined CalFire last week. Each has taken to the air since in what's shaping up as California's...

Viking and PAL Aerospace Sign DHC-6 Twin Otter Aerial Firefighting System Contract

Calgary, Alberta and St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, August 3, 2021 -- Viking Air Limited (“Viking”) and PAL Aerospace Canada are proud to announce the...

Mile High MAFFS

May of 2021 saw Broomfield, Colorado's Rocky Mountain Metro Airport receive an influx of C-130's from the Wyoming Air National Guard and the Air...

Tower Tech – Chasing the American Dream

Titus Gall is, in his own words, fortunate and continually grateful for his lot in life. Born in Holland to Dutch parents and immigrating...

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