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Helitak Appoints Casey Zimmerman as New Helitak USA’s Sales Executive

January 13, 2025

Federal Government rejected aerial fire fighting requests ahead of bushfires ‘due to other priorities’

August 18, 2020

The Federal Government rejected repeated requests to fund extra air support for fighting bushfires ahead of the last deadly season, arguing resources within the...

Night SEAT proficiency flight planned Friday night

August 18, 2020

A one-hour proficiency flight for Oregon Department of Forestry’s single-engine air tanker will occur Friday night at the Grant County Regional Airport in John...

Cal Fire deploys helitack air resources to fight fires

August 18, 2020

The Cal Fire air program is one of the biggest and most experienced aviation programs in the world. Their fleet of over 23 air...

Pine Gulch fire grows 16,000 acres, now 5th largest in Colorado history

August 18, 2020

The Pine Gulch fire, a lightning-sparked blaze raging north of Grand Junction, continued to grow overnight, becoming the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado state history,...

Pilot planes lead the way in aerial firefighting

August 18, 2020

Over a large wildland fire, the average bystander sees a flurry of planes and helicopters flying and buzzing overhead in a seemingly unorganized fashion....

Santa Maria airport air tanker base to expand with permanent facility

August 18, 2020

Plans to expand the air tanker base at Santa Maria Public Airport announced Wednesday will allow the facility to reload two DC-10 retardant-dropping aircraft...

C/NCIA able to accommodate planes of all sizes in fighting fires

August 11, 2020

CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - When it comes to aerial firefighting, you probably have an idea of what the planes look like and...

Wysong Enterprises Completes Eagle Copters Eagle 407HP for Helicopters Express

August 11, 2020

(August 11, 2020, BLOUNTVILLE, TENNESSEE) Wysong Enterprises announced today that the company completed the conversion of an Eagle Copter 407 HP from a VIP...

Latitude Technologies’ OLMS and ATIS Capabilities Selected by Viking Air Limited

August 5, 2020

VICTORIA, BC, August 5, 2020 -- Latitude Technologies, a leading avionics design and manufacturing firm, is proud to announce that its Operational Loads Monitoring System (OLMS) and Air Tanker...

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