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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

Gusty Winds Fuel Alkali Fire Burning In Eagle County

September 28, 2020

A new wildfire in northern Eagle County has forced authorities to close Highway 131. The wildfire, called the “Alkali Fire” is burning near 4...

Pilot Killed in Idaho SEAT Crash on Schill Fire

September 23, 2020

UPDATED 9/24/2020 The Aerial Firefighting community suffered another loss last night as news began to arrive that another pilot had been lost during aerial firefighting...

Fighting the Badger Fire from above

September 22, 2020

WIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) - One of the tools they are using to fight the Badger Fire is airplanes. The airplanes fly over the fire...

Cleanup on USS Bonhomme Richard Continues as Ship’s Fate Remains Unclear

September 22, 2020

NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, Calif. – USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) hasn’t moved from the pier-side spot where it caught fire on July 12 and burned for...

Bushfires inquiry convenes for final week

September 21, 2020

The final hearing week of the royal commission into bushfires is set to focus on how national emergencies are declared and whether a single...

Air tankers drop thousands of gallons of fire retardant on El Dorado Fire

September 18, 2020

The air tankers assigned to the El Dorado Fire are instrumental in aerial firefighting and slowing the spread of the fire. A series of American...

AIR ATTACK HELPS FIREFIGHTERS GAIN FOOTHOLD

September 18, 2020

An epic and devastating late-summer wildfire outbreak across the West has charred millions of acres and claimed dozens of lives in several states. Firefighters...

Kestrel Aviation – Innovating to Keep Australians Safe

September 18, 2020

Beginning operations in 1985, many would be surprised to know that Kestrel Aviation began not an aerial firefighting company, but as a training provider....

Overhaul ‘ad-hoc’ aerial firefighting system: pilots

September 17, 2020

The government is facing increasing pressure to upgrade national aerial firefighting capabilities before summer, with pilots calling for a new taskforce and an overhaul...

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