Firehawk Deliveries Continue for United Rotorcraft

United Rotorcraft continued its rapid pace deliveries of two more Sikorsky S-70i Firehawks this week. Delivering to L.A. County Fire and San Diego County Fire. Read More

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Orders Four Leonardo AW139s

Leonardo Helicopters announced December 2nd that Miami-Dade Fire Rescue signed a contract for four AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopters this week. Read More

Coulson Aviation Selected by U.S. Air Force for RADS-XXL Contract 

Coulson Aviation was selected by the U.S. Air Force to install their Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS)-XXL Firefighting Systems on seven C-130H aircraft.  Read More

IHSF Launches Survey for Helicopter Industry to Pinpoint Weaknesses

The International Helicopter Safety Foundation is conducting an annual survey of helicopter operators to gain a broader understanding of industry safety challenges. Read More

Coulson Set to Expand Fleet With Norwegian C-130 Acquisition

Coulson Aviation has purchased five C-130H transport planes from the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA), which will be modified into firefighting aircraft. Read More

S-64 Skycrane Headed to South Korea to Begin Firefighting Duties

Erickson Incorporated announced this week the delivery of the K7 S-64 Air Crane helicopter to the Korean Forest Service (KFS). Read More

The World Burns All Year, Do We Have Enough Aerial Firefighting Aircraft?

As climate change pushes California’s fire season into Australia’s, an intricate system of resource sharing struggles with the load.  Read More

Firefighting Air Tanker Puts on a Show

With brisk winds snapping the triangular “red warning” flag flying outside the Hutchinson Fire Command Center, it seemed the perfect day for Bill Garrison. Read More