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Thrush’s New Era, Five Years and Counting!

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April 10, 2019

Aero Spray, Inc. of Appleton, MN entered into the aerial fire-fighting world in 1999 with a MN-DNR “call-when-needed” contract for its AT-802A.

Pratt & Whitney Announces Track: A Mobile Tracking Tool for Employees and Customers

April 9, 2019

ATLANTA, April 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), will showcase its latest digital project, an externally-facing mobile application...

Mixed response on ADS-B Compliance

April 9, 2019

One operations spokesperson said: “With ADS-B In deployed, our pilots will be able to see the call signs of all the aircraft working on the fire, this will improve situational awareness.” General consensus seems to exist that ADS-B Out is expected to enhance safety, allowing air traffic controllers to see where aircraft are at all times.

Fighting wildfires the Spanish-way!

April 8, 2019

By John Thomas Over twenty years ago, an agricultural application and aerial firefighting company in Spain developed a visionary and aggressively proactive strategy to combat...

770 Fire Angel poised for Australian fires

April 6, 2019

In December 2017, The Aerotech Group, based in Kent Town, SA Australia, took possession of its new 710P Thrush. The purchase was made through...

“It’s Déjà vu All Over Again”

April 3, 2019

This year’s government shutdown, just like the one a year ago, has trickled down to wildland firefighters and may affect the upcoming 2019 wildfire...

Protecting the Rainbow Nation from Wildfires

April 2, 2019

South African Wildfire Ready Convention 2018 "We might be the first generation to grasp our position in and impact on nature. We might also be...

AeroComputers announces sales and service agreement with ACSE GmbH to provide local European presence.

March 26, 2019

Aerocomputers announced via a company press release on March 26th, 2019, that the tactical mission equipment supplier would soon be providing local sales and...

Sikorsky Recognizes L.A. County Fire for Aerial Firefighting Role in Woolsey fire

March 25, 2019

During a March 12 ceremony at the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, Sikorsky North America Regional Executive Jeanette Eaton presented Fire Chief Darryl Osby with the Sikorsky Humanitarian Award.

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