They carry between 2,000 to 4,000 gallons of fire retardant or water in support of wildland firefighters on the ground. These aircraft are smaller than the VLAT and are more …

In March 2008, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) signed the finalised Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) contract with AirTanker Holdings Limited (ATH) (the legal owner of the aircraft) to …

2025年2月4日 · NWCG Standards for Water Scooping Operations, PMS 518 establishes the standards for dispatching, utilizing, and coordinating water scooping aircraft on interagency …

2020年6月9日 · Today there are 13 large air tankers on exclusive use contracts. If protests that have been filed do not change anything, after the GAO makes their ruling due by July 15, 2020 …

Our fleet of purpose-built Aerial Firefighting aircraft includes 6x CL-415EAF Super Scoopers. These aircraft are capable of scooping 1,412 gallons of water from lakes or rivers and …

CAL FIRE's Aviation Program is vital in firefighting efforts. Utilizing a fleet of air tankers, helicopters, and uncrewed aerial systems, the program enhances firefighting capabilities, …

Retrofitted C-130 Air Tanker Strengthens Cal Fire’s Wildfire Response Fleet; Authorities Identify Air Tanker Pilot Killed in Eastern Oregon Wildfire

Airtankers or water bombers are fixed-wing aircraft fitted with tanks that can be filled on the ground at an air tanker base or, in the case of flying boats and amphibious aircraft, by …

Other than the airtanker base and the occasional smokejumper aircraft, air attack plane or transport jet, you won’t often see many aircraft at NIFC. Most aircraft are positioned at airports …

AirTanker leads collaborative achievement of world-first 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight on our Voyager A330 MRTT aircraft. Read more… Delivering flexible capabilities to the …