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California Still Waits for 5 New Firefighting Aircraft 5 Years On

Nearly five years ago, Congress told the U.S. Air Force to convert seven surplus Coast Guard aircraft into firefighting tankers for California’s fire protection...

Bridger Aerospace Successful in Bid to Acquire Four Spanish Super Scoopers, Expanding Operations into Europe

Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. announced September 20th, 2023, that it successfully bid via a public tender process to purchase four Canadair CL-215T Amphibious...

Lane Aviation Academy Grad Now an Instructor Fighting Forest Fires

LEBANON, Ore. — A graduate from Lane Aviation Academy in Eugene, Cory Peters is now an aerial firefighter and instructor for Aeroflite. Aeroflite is a private...

Authorities Mobilising as Wildfire Rages in Rural Limassol

A large wildfire erupted early Saturday afternoon in the Akrounta village in Limassol. According to Charalambos Alexandrou, the Director of the Department of Forests, the...

MP Suggests Island-Based ‘Air Force’ for Fighting Wildfires

The MP for Courtenay-Alberni wants the federal government to work with a local company to build a firefighting air force. Gord Johns recently wrote a...

Coulson Aviation Secures ANAC Certification for Aircraft Maintenance

Coulson Aviation has received certification from the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) of Argentina to perform aircraft maintenance on Argentinian-registered aircraft. Coulson Aviation...

Aerial Firefighters Set up Shop at AEX for La. Wildfire Suppression

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - Additional aircraft have joined military helicopters in missions to the wildfires still active in West Louisiana. The U.S. Forest Service arranged for...

BREAKING: Hellenic Air Force CL-215 Scooper Crashes in Greece

During firefighting operations in the Karystos region of Greece during a record year of fires in the region, a Hellenic Air Force Canadair CL-215...

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada and OBDS Announce Free Document Delivery Service for Aerial Firefighting Crews Amidst Unprecedented Forest Fires

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, a leading provider of aerial firefighting aircraft, and On-Board Data Services (OBDS), a leading provider of aviation manual delivery...

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