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Australian Operator McDermott Aviation Celebrates 40 Years of Operation

May of 2024 saw Queensland, Australia-based McDermott Aviation celebrate 40 years of operation. John McDermott, who still serves as the company's founder and CEO, started...

TracPlus Unveils ‘Beacon’: An App that Transforms Smartphones into Powerful Tracking Devices

TracPlus, a global leader in aerial firefighting software solutions, today announced the launch of TracPlus Beacon, an innovative mobile application that transforms smartphones into advanced...

EU Nations Boost Capabilities for Fire Season

As Europe is preparing for the approaching wildfire season, the EU is taking significant steps to bolster firefighting efforts and safeguard communities, by pre-positioning...

Coulson Aviation Conducts Annual Training at Palm Springs

Coulson Aviation continues annual training this week out of Palm Springs International Airport, operating from the Palm Springs Air Museum, where several of their...

Jordanian Firefighting helicopters Now in Full Operation

In a bid to strengthen firefighting capabilities amid looming wildfire threats, Cyprus welcomed two firefighting helicopters along with their 18-member crew. The deployment aims to...

Airbus Helicopters to Support Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale Helicopter Fleet

Marignane, 13 May 2024 – Airbus Helicopters and Babcock have been awarded a contract to support 48 EC145s operated by the French Ministry of Interior....

Air Tankers Help Contain Flying Bucket Fire Burning Southwest of Maricopa

A wildfire raging southwest of Maricopa and just south of Mobile in Maricopa County was slowed Tuesday with the use of major air tankers. According...

Limassol Fire Under Control; Firefighters Remain Vigilant

A fire in Ayios Sylas, Limassol, appeared to be under control late on Thursday, after a massive day-long effort by firefighters to extinguish it. By...

Aero-Flite Expands Fleet with Additional Large Airtanker

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON (May 9, 2024) – Aero-Flite Inc. has increased its aerial firefighting capacity to suppress wildfires with the addition of another Dash 8-400AT...

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