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737 Air Tanker Accident Highlights Importance of Standardised Operating Procedures, Including Minimum Drop Heights

November 6, 2024

Conair Expands with Purchase of Eleven Dash 8 Q400 Aircraft

January 14, 2021

The Next Generation Turboprop will be converted to Firefighting Airtankers ABBOTSFORD, CANADA (January 13, 2021) – Conair Group Inc., operating the largest, privately-owned fixed-wing...

The RJ85 Heads Downunder

January 5, 2021

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

January 4, 2021

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

January 1, 2021

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

December 18, 2020

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

December 18, 2020

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

November 23, 2020

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

November 9, 2020

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

November 9, 2020

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...

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