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The RJ85 Heads Downunder

For the past three years, the Conair RJ85 has traveled from its home hangar at Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, to New South Wales, Australia,...

Neptune Aviation lands $2M state grant for hangar acquisition, job creation

The Missoula County Airport Authority this week approved a $2 million state loan for Neptune Aviation to fund the purchase of two aircraft hangars...

Canadian firefighting aircraft departs Bundaberg as Queensland’s bushfire season officially ends

A huge firefighting aircraft leased by the Queensland Government has left the country after helping to quell fires raging on K'gari Fraser Island, as...

LAT Boosts Aerial Firefighting Capability as Erickson Air Crane Arrives in Western Australia

Western Australia’s firefighting capability has been given a significant boost with today’s launch of its full aerial firefighting fleet of 35 aircraft, completed with...

Large Air Tanker based in Busselton for fire season

A Large Air Tanker will be based in Busselton to support aerial firefighting ahead of the coming bushfire season. Western Australia was funded to have...

Helicopters, Large Air Tanker Called in to Fight Fraser Island Fire

Conair's Bundaberg based Q-400 large air tanker and McDermott aviation's Bell 214ST are just two of the many firefighting assets being sent to Fraser...

Record Amount of Fire Retardant Dropped this Year from Jeffco Airtanker Base

The Jeffco Airtanker Base, which operates out of the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, has recorded a record-breaking amount of fire retardant used to fight fires. Through...

DynCorp wins $352M contract to support California wildfire control

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) awarded McLean-based DynCorp International a potential five-year, $352 million contract to provide depot-level aircraft...

As jets take charge of fire-bombing missions, the 62-year-old piston-powered Tanker 60 takes its last flight over Oregon

A deep blue sky stretches overhead as a plane christened "Tanker 60" gleams in the southern Oregon sun at the Medford Air Tanker Base,...

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