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Thrush’s New Era, Five Years and Counting!

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NASA Tracks Wildfires From Above to Aid Firefighters Below

August 1, 2019

Every evening from late spring to early fall, two planes lift off from airports in the western United States and fly through the sunset,...

Helena USFS Air Tanker Base Key to Battling North Hills Wildfire

August 1, 2019

HELENA – The US Forest Service Air Tanker Base in Helena set several records this past weekend, including drops made in a single day. Three...

Turkey Takes Delivery of Ka-32 Firefighting Helicopters

July 29, 2019

Russian Helicopters has delivered three Ka-32A11BC multipurpose helicopters to Turkey for firefighting from the contract signed with KAAN Air last July. “(The)Ka-3232A11BC is the helicopter...

San Diego County to Share Cost of Second Firefighting Helicopter with SDG&E.

July 29, 2019

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted last Tuesday unanimously to share the cost of a refitted UH-60 lease with the county utility...

Fighting Fires From Above With Cal Fire's Air Attack

July 29, 2019

HEMET, Calif. – The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protections’ Hemet-Ryan Air Attack base is one of 19 tanker bases located throughout the...

Los Angeles County Fire to Increase Firehawk Numbers

July 29, 2019

Adding to LACo's already large fleet of Bell 412 and S-70 Firehawk firefighting helicopter fleet, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, announced this week...

Reserve Airmen showcase C-130 at Oshkosh 2019

July 29, 2019

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 302nd Airlift Wing arrived at one of the nation’s biggest air shows today to showcase the wing’s special aerial...

Wipaire Partners with SPA for Lifetime Membership Benefits

July 22, 2019

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 22, 2019 – Wipaire announces partnership with Seaplane Pilots Association to increase support of pro-seaplane initiatives through lifetime membership. “Beginning...

Putting the Power of the PT6 Engine in the Palm of Your Hand

July 22, 2019

OSHKOSH, Wis., July 22, 2019 -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced it has launched Know My PT6...

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