Air National Guard MAFFS units practice aerial wildland firefighting with U.S. Forest Service
152nd Airlift Wing Public AffairsStory by Master Sgt. Garrett Wake Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif — The 152nd Airlift Wing (Nevada) and 153rd Airlift Wing (Wyoming) participated in…
Aerial fire retardant drops are attacked as ineffective and environmentally harmful
BY ALEX WIGGLESWORTH STAFF WRITER LA TIMES For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire…
Government requirements and the use of private contractors for aerial firefighting
Mandy Langfield investigates the landscape between government requirements and the use of private contractors As fire seasons increase in severity, governments must rely less on contractors and more on serious…
Pilot killed in large air tanker crash during Black Summer was about to retire, inquest hears
ABC Illawarra / By Jessica Clifford The New South Wales Bushfires Coronial Inquiry has heard the pilot in charge of a large air tanker that crashed in the Snowy Mountains…
Conair networks simulators to train co-ordination in aerial firefighting
By David Kaminski-Morrow21 March 2023 Aerial firefighting specialist Conair Group has expanded a mission training system which networks simulators to allow pilots to practice and co-ordinate flights over wildfires. Aerial…
Anytime, Anywhere The Dash Across the US
As Aero-Flite enters its 60th year in aerial firefighting operations, the company has its eye on expansion, increasing an already sizeable airtanker fleet, one of the largest in the US.…
Government requirements and the use of private contractors for aerial firefighting
Mandy Langfield Mandy Langfield investigates the landscape between government requirements and the use of private contractors As fire seasons increase in severity, governments must rely less on contractors and more…
China’s AG600M Amphibious Aircraft Prototype Achieves Test Success; Search & Rescue Plane Can Be Used In Military Ops
ByAshish Dangwal China’s leading aircraft manufacturer, Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), has announced that they have successfully conducted the maiden flight of the fourth AG600M firefighting aircraft prototype in…
BLM wants to expand airtanker base in Roswell
By Lisa Dunlap Roswell Daily Record The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to expand an airtanker base at the Roswell Air Center it uses for firefighting operations. The BLM…
Two pilots survive after 737 large air tanker crashes in Fitzgerald River National Park while battling bushfires
By Briana Fiore, Olivia Di Iorio, and Abby Richards Two pilots have walked away with minor injuries after a large air tanker crashed while battling two bushfires in regional Western…