Ryan Mason – AerialFire

Coulson Moves Firefighting Assets to Chile

Coulson Aviation announced November 15th that the company would be sending its CH47D Chinook to Chile to preemptively assist in aerial firefighting efforts. For the next 100 days, Coulson Aviation will be work... Read More...

10 Tanker Air Carrier DC-10 Heading to Australia

As fires rage out of control in Australia, additional resources are on the way to help fight the flames. New Mexico based 10 Tanker Air Carrier is in the process of readying Tanker 911 for its departure to ... Read More...

New South Wales Issues ‘Catastrophic’ Warning as Fires Grow to Unprecedented Size

The New South Wales coast is on high alert this week as fire danger hits levels not seen since the Black Saturday fires in the southern state of Victoria took 179 lives and hundreds of homes in February of 200... Read More...

Helitak Firefighting Equipment Set to Receive Grant Funding for Tank

A Queensland, Australia based company could hold the key to vastly improving aerial firefighting capabilities around the globe. The Noosa-based manufacturer has been officially awarded support from the Quee... Read More...

L.A County Fire Air Ops Receives HAI’s Humanitarian Service Award

Alexandria, Virginia (Nov. 08 2019) – Helicopter Association International (HAI) is pleased to announce that the Los Angeles County (California) Fire Department Air Operations LACOFD Sikorsky S-70 Firehawk hel... Read More...

70 Aircraft battle Wildfire Outbreak in Australia

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) is currently battling at least 50 bushfires around the state as thousands of firefighters and aircraft have been mobilized to fight the unprecedented amount of b... Read More...

Kaman to Deliver K-Max to Helicopter Express in 2019

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.--Nov. 7, 2019-- Kaman Aerospace, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN), announced today that it will deliver a new K-MAX® medium-to-heavy lift helicopter to Helicopt... Read More...

Aerial Firefighters Key Part of Controlling California Wildfire Outbreak

Aerial firefighting operators are responding quickly to an unexpected outbreak of multiple, huge fires throughout Northern and Southern California, following what had been a relatively slow fire season. “Th... Read More...

VIDEO: 69 Bravo, The Hidden Helibase that Makes a Difference in Los Angeles

Read more on this amazing story about 69 Bravo and the amazing gift given to the people of Los Angeles by Simon T at the LA Times ... Read More...

Jason Glynn Receives HAI’s Salute to Excellence Pilot of the Year Award

Helicopter Association International announced November 4th, 2019 that Jason Glynn, a pilot for Era Helicopters in Houma, Louisiana, was to receive the 2020 HAI Pilot of the Year Award. The award recognizes an... Read More...

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