Over 50 years have passed since the introduction of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS), a self-contained unit used for aerial firefighting for...
By Master Sgt. Nieko Carzis
The U.S. Forest Service held its annual certification and training event for the aerial firefighting MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting...
Port Alberni, British Columbia – June 24, 2024: Coulson Aviation’s donated Hawaii Mars (Martin JRM-3 Mars) waterbomber is now tentatively scheduled to arrive in Victoria, B.C., sometime...
The Hawaii Martin Mars water bomber is set to arrive at the B.C. Aviation Museum in August, months earlier than expected.
Museum president Steve Nichol...
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has decided to purchase an aerial water-bomber aircraft for fighting fires after rising incidents of forest burning, reported...
An additional $35 million in government funding has been allocated to aircraft used by emergency services.
The money will be provided to the National Aerial...
The Russian-made Beriev Be-200ChS is the world's only jet-engined Multirole amphibious aircraft, possessing the highest cruise speed and the highest water/fire-retardant capacity when compared...