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Airport Fire Containment Grows As Firefighters Assess Damage

September 16, 2024

VIDEO: Global SuperTanker Drops on Kincade Fire

November 1, 2019

Take a look at footage captured by KTVU's Skyfox helicopter of the Global SuperTanker dropping retardant on the Kincade fire in Sonoma County, California. ...

As Kincade Fire Grows, Global SuperTanker Heads to Sacramento

October 26, 2019

As the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County continues to advance, growing to over 25,000 acres in size overnight, the Global SuperTanker, a Boeing 747...

VIDEO: Meet the Pilot Who Fought the ‘Gun Range Fire’ From the Air

September 4, 2019

POCATELLO, Idaho — The "Gun Range Fire" is now 100 percent contained thanks to intense firefighting efforts on the ground and from the air. A DC-10 air-tanker...

Global Supertanker Arrives in Bolivia for Aerial Firefighting

August 23, 2019

Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday the country's government had sought the assistance of the Global Supertanker to assist firefighting efforts already underway in...

Central Texas Airtanker Base Activated to Help Fight Wildfires Across State

August 19, 2019

Texas A&M Forest Service announced August 16th that the agency is opening the Austin Airtanker Base at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to assist with...

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...

Longview Aviation Capital Subsidiary Viking Signs Multi-Aircraft Sales Agreement for Next Generation CL-515 Aerial Firefighter

June 18, 2019

Contract to deliver six new aircraft in 2024 is a key step towards full production program PARIS, June 18, 2019––Longview Aviation Capital (“Longview”) and its subsidiary Viking...

Tankers return after Australian fire season

May 6, 2019

Tanker 910, one of three DC-10’s operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier, began the long trip back from Australia this March to it’s home...

B747-400 SUPERTANKER

February 15, 2018

The B747-400 SuperTanker is the true “Next Gen” air tanker. It joins the world's fleet of aerial firefighting tankers not only as the youngest VLAT (VERY LARGE AIR TANKER) but with almost twice the capacity of the next largest aerial tanker.

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Firehawk Pilot Speaks on Difficulty They Faced Fighting the Franklin Fire in Malibu

Entrol Achieves Carbon Neutrality Ahead of 2025, Reinforcing its Commitment to Sustainability

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