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Erickson Incorporated & Sikorsky Sign Development Agreement to Tackle the Future of Firefighting

PORTLAND, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, and premier manufacturer and...

US Aerial Firefighters See Growing International Opportunities Amid Domestic Uncertainties

The privately operated US aerial firefighting industry is pursuing a growing international market, as devastating fires continue in Australia, and the fire risk throughout...

Babcock Receives Approved Maintenance Organization Certification From Transport Canada

Babcock announced February 4th that it has received Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) certification from Transport Canada. The AMO certificate verifies that Babcock has met the...

Elbit Systems Solution to Allow Planes to Fight Fires 24/7

Since the 1950s, aerial firefighting has been conducted using liquid cascade drop methods, which require firefighting sorties at low altitudes. Although effective, these methods are restricted to...

World’s Top Aerial Firefighting Agencies Equipping FIREHAWK Fleets With Collins Aerospace’s Goodrich Rescue Hoist

ANAHEIM, Calif., Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), today announced that three of the world's top aerial firefighting...

Charlie Wiplinger Named CEO of Wipaire

South St. Paul, Minnesota, January 2020 – Wipaire announces Bob “Wip” Wiplinger has entered semi-retirement and his son, Charlie Wiplinger, is taking the helm...

Firescan Provides Critical Tool in Australia’s Bushfires

This year, Firefighting agencies across the country are battling a dramatic increase in the severity and frequency of bushfires due to the impact of the ongoing...

Sydney Opera House Lights Up With Images of Firefighters in Support of Australia’s Bushfire Crisis

The sails of the Sydney Opera House have lit up with touching images of volunteer firefighters in support of bushfire affected communities.The projections, which...

Erickson Announces Multiple Purchases of S-64 Skycrane

PORTLAND, ORE. – Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, announces new aircraft orders to be delivered in 2020...

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