Official Statement on Global SuperTanker Shut Down

After media leaks announced the shock shut down of the Global SuperTanker last week, ownership group Alterna Capital Partners has gone on record to correct erroneous information put out by other media outlets. Read More

Super Scooper Makes Wheels Up Landing in Canada 

A Ministry of Natural Resources (Canada) Super Scooper made a belly landing at Sault airport in Ontario at approximately 12:30 p.m. yesterday according to local news source SaultOnline. Read More

Flagler County Makes History With First Aerial Ignition Flights

Flagler County on Friday successfully completed its first prescribed fire utilizing FireFlight equipped with an aerial ignition machine to set fire to 85 acres within Princess Place Preserve. Read More

Kestrel/Erickson Air Cranes Finishing Up Season In Australia

The last of Erickson’s fleet of S-64’s made the short trip from Essendon Fields Airport in Melbourne’s west to the docks in the coastal town of Geelong where they began their tear down for shipping to Greece. Read More

Conair - Leading the Industry With Greener Missions

Conair Group Inc. is proactively taking steps to reduce carbon pollution created by their operation when fulfilling aerial firefighting missions. Results from recent studies support that their multi-faceted sustainability approach. Read More

Bridger Aerospace Begins Fire Season With Aircraft Headed to Mesa

Montana-based Bridger Aerospace launched the first aircraft of its fleet into service this week, moving a Turbine Commander to Mesa Gateway Airport where it will provide air attack service as part of a USFS contract. Read More

Feature: Beyond Search & Rescue: How Heliwest Delivers Multiple ISR

Heliwest is the largest onshore helicopter operator in Western Australia with over 40 helicopters. Heliwest has offices throughout Australia and primarily operates out of its base in Western Australia  Read More

Pascoe First Responder Units Take Part in Training Exercises

Aviation, Maritime Operations, and Agricultural units, among others within the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, participated in aerial firefighting training to prevent the spread of brush fires. Read More

Public Anger Grows as Last-Ditch Efforts to Save Tanker 944 Grow

As knowledge of the shut down of the Global SuperTanker by parent company, investment firm Alterna Capital LLC increases, so too does the public anger at the lack of support for VLAT Tanker 944. Read More

Editorial: Goodbye 2020, Let's Hope for a Better 2021

Aside from the large fire now extinguished in Western Australia, Australia’s fire season is off to a slow start. I am sure is a welcome relief to the thousands of firefighters and aircrews that fought so hard to save lives.  Read More

TracMap Debuts The New TML-A GPS Unit

As of April 16^th, 2021, TracMap is launching the new TML-A GPS aviation guidance unit delivering efficiency and accuracy for jobs in the aerial application industry, through a cutting-edge touch screen experience. Read More

Feature: Multi-Mission Done Right - Charlotte County Sheriff

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Aviation unit is still a relative newcomer to aviation compared to others in the field that have been in operation for 30 or 40 years. Read More

Feature: SEI Industries - Pushing the Bambi Bucket Further

SEI Industries is a name that may not be as familiar to many as their flagship product, the Bambi Bucket, used around the world in over 100 countries to fight forest fires. Read More

'Mysoginists, Egotistical Bullies' Revealed in Aviation Fire Review

Victoria’s aviation firefighting agencies are being urged to clean up a negative culture within their ranks, with some staff accused of running a boys’ club and bullying colleagues, even during emergency situations. Read More

Drone Swarms for Firefighting: The Future of Fire Suppression?

Are drone swarms for firefighting the future of fire suppression?  New work from engineer and mathematician Elena Ausonio and a team of Italian researchers suggests that they could be. Read More