Aerial Firefighting

Two ‘birddog’ aircraft were delivered to Conair Group Inc. to support wildfire air attack operations in Canada.

Fire officials have reported ‘multiple, unauthorized drones’ within the TFRs, according to the FAA.

FAA launches an investigation after a civilian UAS damages a ‘Super Scooper’ air tanker wing.

FAA has established several temporary flight restrictions in the region to protect aircraft involved in the firefighting operations.

Sikorsky and Rain collaboration illustrates how uncrewed aircraft can play a role in searching for and attacking wildfires before they spread out of control, companies say.

The versatile aircraft will serve as fire tankers.

The parent company has also installed its own biofuels infrastructure at a logistics facility near Toulouse, France.

The project is studying how commercial unmanned aerial systems interact with GA traffic and in complex operating environments.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) told Flying that a truck driver shortage is changing the logistics of obtaining loads of jet-A in certain parts of the country—and that turbine operators need to plan for it. The fuel requirements driven by aerial firefighting in the Western US, and continuing summertime demand in the Northeast has […]

As if 2020 had not dealt the United States enough grief so far this year, a disastrous late summer wildfire season on the West Coast in California, Oregon, and Washington has scorched millions of acres and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses. Heroic ground crews are working numerous fires right now, saving structures and lives. […]