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Airwolf Aerospace Receives More STC Approvals with Two New EASA STCs for True Blue Power® Lithium-ion Batteries in Eight Helicopter Models

January 8, 2025

How California deploys aircraft to battle wildfires

October 5, 2020

California is battling one of the largest fires in its history. In total, about 1.3 million ha have been burned. The California Department of Forestry and...

West Virginia Guard aircrew personnel help combat wildland fires in California

October 2, 2020

Story by Edward Wrinston Four members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Company C, 1-150th Assault Battalion are in California flying aerial wildland firefighting missions...

Conair donates $22,000 to Crystal Gala Foundation

October 2, 2020

Conair in Abbotsford has donated $22,000 to the Crystal Gala Foundation and is challenging local businesses and individuals to support the organization, particularly with...

ASU President Jim Winkel Announces Retirement

October 1, 2020

(BOISE, Idaho — October 1, 2020 ) Aviation Specialties Unlimited, Inc. (ASU) announced today that ASU President Jim Winkel will retire at the end...

Neptune Aviation continues to adapt to changing business conditions

September 30, 2020

MISSOULA — They were the first to deploy jet aircraft as large tankers to fight wildfires. But that decision a decade ago looks absolutely...

Wyoming’s C-130s Play Key Role in Fighting Regional Wildfires

September 30, 2020

Massive amounts of air support are being used to fight the Mullen Fire from various commercial operators as well as government agencies. As of...

Services for Pilot Ricky Fulton Announced

September 29, 2020

Funeral arrangements were announced today for pilot Ricky Fulton, who died last week in a plane crash in Idaho. Ricky was working as a...

A day that won’t be forgotten: Mullen Fire explodes to burn 32,328 more acres

September 28, 2020

There were no doubts the critical weather conditions and natural fuels feeding the Mullen Fire burning in the mountains about 40 miles west of...

BLM Honor Guard escorts fallen Air Tanker pilot from Emmett to Boise Airport

September 28, 2020

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Bureau of Land Management’s national Fire and Aviation Honor Guard escorted fallen air tanker pilot Ricky Fulton on Monday from...

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