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Fierce winds ground crucial firefighting aircraft battling Perth Hills blaze

A second fire in Western Australia is only eight kilometers away from joining a 130-kilometer wall of flames that continues to threaten homes in the Perth Hills...

Kestrel Aviation Launches FireHawk 1 in Australia

Kestrel Aviation, one of Australia's largest fire contractors announced today that in partnership with Florida based Firehawk Helicopters, the company was bringing 'Firehawk 1"...

McDermott Aviation Continues to Fight Western Australia Fires

Aerial assets and resources continue to be scrambled to Australia's west as the fire risk in Western Australia continues to grow. The fire has...

Dry conditions and high winds creating ‘extreme’ fire risk in Christchurch

Fire crews will fight any blazes in Christchurch “aggressively” as dry conditions lead to an increased number of fires in the Port Hills. Twenty properties...

A collaborative approach to detecting, fighting & extinguishing bushfires

The cutting edge Australian developed technology leading the way in FireTech Three trailblazing Sunshine Coast-based companies are changing the way bushfires are detected, fought, and...

ACE Training Center Now Authorized Leonardo Training Center in Australia

The ACE Training Centre in Sydney, home to Australia’s only OEM endorsed AW139 Full Flight Simulator (FFS), is now formally part of the Leonardo...

Conair Expands with Purchase of Eleven Dash 8 Q400 Aircraft

The Next Generation Turboprop will be converted to Firefighting Airtankers   ABBOTSFORD, CANADA (January 13, 2021) – Conair Group Inc., operating the largest, privately-owned fixed-wing...

Helicopter Association International Addresses Pandemic Issues Related to Holding HAI HELI-EXPO 2021 in New Orleans

Alexandria, Va. (Jan. 14, 2021) – Helicopter Association International (HAI) remains committed to supporting the vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) industry by holding an...

Water-bombing operations provides valuable assistance in Blackford bushfire fight

The Country Fire Service has praised the monumental response from water bombers at the Blackford fire with 101 drops in six hours to help...

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