Aerial Fire News

Wipaire and Fire Boss Host Successful Operators Conference in Minnesota

March 18-20 saw Fire Boss operators from around the world descend on the Omni Hotel Viking Lakes for the 2024 Fire Boss Operators Conference...

Turkey Internationally Debuts New Air Tractor AT-802 Fire Boss on Exercise in North Macedonia

The international debut of Turkey's newest aerial fire-fighting asset—the Air Tractor AT-802 turbine-powered fire bomber—took place during the European Union-supported IPA Floods and Fires...

Tangent Link Announces 2025 Aerial Firefighting Show Locations for Europe and Australia

Tangent Link announced on March 21st, 2024, after the successful completion of the Aerial Firefighting North America show, that the conference series will continue...

Indian Air Force Respond to Fires with Bambi Bucket Equipped Mi-17

The Coonoor forest range in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, has been engulfed in relentless wildfires for nearly a week. Stepping up to combat this...

China Tackles Sichuan Forest Fire With Support of Domestically Developed UAV

China has dispatched the Wing Loong-2 large unmanned aerial vehicle to support teams tackling a forest fire in Sichuan province. The domestically developed large civil...

Tangent Link Holds Another Successful Aerial Firefighting North America Show

Early March saw the latest round of the Aerial Firefighting North America (AFFNA) show return to Sacramento, California, for the first time since 2019....

Columbia Helicopters Appoints David Balevic as President & CEO

Columbia Helicopters announced on March 12th, 2024 that David Balevic has been appointed President & CEO, effective immediately. Balevic will succeed Michael Tremlett, who...

Texas A&M Forest Service Utilizes Abilene Airport to Fight Wildfires

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — The Abilene Regional Airport is serving as a refueling and resupplying hub for the Texas A&M Forest Service in its efforts...

Ramona Air Attack Base to Receive New Firefighting Tanker

A former search-and-rescue plane for the U.S. Coast Guard will be making its new home away from the sea at Cal Fire’s Air Attack...

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