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Consumer Drone Use Continues to Ground Aircraft With No Sign of Slowing

As consumer drone sales numbers continue to increase annually, so too does the risk posed to the aerial firefighting industry by the casual use...

Brazilian Agricultural Aviation Rises to Assist in Amazon Wildfires.

As an unseasonably severe dry season hits Brazil and the fires raging in the Amazon receive international attention, agricultural aviation begins to showcase its...

Moving the Safety Needle

As I read the latest press release from the United States Helicopter Safety Team (USHST), I was saddened to see that if the accident...

Robinson R66 Turbine Surpasses One Million Flight Hours

Torrance, CA – (24 September 2019) Robinson Helicopter Company announced the R66 Turbine fleet surpassed 1,000,000 flight hours. The R66 with the Rolls-Royce RR300 turbine engine...

Residents Urged to Prepare for Bushfire Danger Period

The bushfire danger period for the Southern Tablelands, including the Upper Lachlan Shire, will commence on October 1. The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has...

DJI Commits Drone Technology to Increase Support for National Disaster Response Efforts

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DJI, the world's leader in civilian drones and aerial imaging technology, today unveiled a new Disaster Relief Program to support...

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service greenlights DART Manufacturing and Selling ELAM Rappel Kit

Hawkesbury, Ontario – September 25th 2019 – Earlier this year, the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (“USDA Forest Service”) – the largest wildland firefighting organization...

Pilot Program May Change How Firefighters Combat Wildfires in SoCal

LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. (KABC) -- Leaders in the Southern California firefighter community demonstrated a tool they say could be the future of wildfire combat...

U.S. Helicopter Safety Team Warns About the Next “Bump in the Road” for Fatal Accidents

WASHINGTON D.C. – As the temperature moves downward during October and November in most of the U.S., the number of fatal helicopter accidents usually moves...

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