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Large Air Tanker arrives at Bundaberg Airport

A Large Air Tanker, Conair Q400MR, that will help fight fires during this year’s bushfire season, has arrived at Bundaberg Airport from overseas. The Conair Q400MR is...

Nevada Air Guard MAFFS activation extended as western wildfires rage

Nevada Air National Guard aircrew equipped with the U.S. Forest Service’s Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, or MAFFS, saw their firefighting activation orders extended...

Cal Fire air attack ready for fire season

The Cal Fire Aviation Management Program, a branch of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, is dedicated to the fire protection and...

Turkey aims for under 10-minute response time to forest fires

Thanks to technological and strategic upgrades and an increase in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry's fleet of fire extinguishing vehicles, Turkey is now...

Coulson’s Second C-130 Leaves Arizona for Florida

The second of two C-130's named 'TY' purchased from the Norwegian Air Force left its storage location in the Arizona desert at Davis Montham...

Longview Delivers First Production Viking CL-415EAF “Enhanced Aerial Firefighter” to Launch Customer Bridger Aerospace Group

Bozeman, Montana, April 15th, 2020: Longview Aviation Services (LAS) of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in cooperation with Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, is...

Coulson’s Australian 737 Fireliner Was Set to be Named ‘Archie’ After Royals First Born

The most notable of Coulson Aviation's firefighting fleet in Australia, the Boeing 737 Fireliner named "Marie Bashir" was originally scheduled to be named after...

Coulson Announces 2020 Fire Season Contract Award

Coulson Aviation USA has been awarded a multi-year contract with the USDA Fire Service for Next Generation Large Air Tanker Services throughout the United...

Canberra Farewells Air Tanker After Devastating Bushfire Season

After a summer of smoke and fire, a very thankful Canberra has farewelled the American very large air tanker (VLAT) that flew 29 missions...

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