Aerial Fire News

Kestrel Upgrades AS332 for Night Fire Program in Victoria

Australian-owned Kestrel Aviation, based in Mangalore in central Victoria, has upgraded its Airbus AS332L1 Super Puma (Helitak 349) over the winter as it transitions...

CAL FIRE One Step Closer to C-130 Operation After Congress Approves DOD Transfer

The long-awaited introduction of the C-130 into the CAL FIRE fleet is one step closer today after the final congressional approval to transfer the...

Australia Builds Largest Firefighting Air Fleet in Country’s History

Australia has acquired its biggest-ever fleet of firefighting aircraft ahead of the summer bushfire season. The fleet of 500 aircraft now includes a Coulson Fireliner...

Pratt & Whitney Canada Marks 60 Years of the Purpose Driven PT6 Engine Family

With 64 thousand engines delivered over six decades, the PT6 continues to be the engine of choice for the general aviation and helicopter segments,...

Technisonic Announces Forestry Mode on the TDFM-9000 / 9300 Series Radios

(TORONTO CANADA, Dec 12, 2023)      Technisonic Industries is proud to continue its support of the Aerial Firefighting Market with its introduction of...

Precision Aviation Group (PAG) Announces New Chief Human Resources Officer

Atlanta, Georgia – December 11, 2023. – Precision Aviation Group (PAG), a leading provider of products and value-added services to the aerospace and...

He Posed Next to an Airplane in 1976, Forty Years Later he Recreated the Photo With His Son

A Pilgrimage through Generations: Father Recreates Favorite Childhood Photo with Son In 1976, a three-year-old Brian Aerni posed in front of a Convair 580 propeller...

Record Aerial Fleet Ready for Bushfire Season

Thirty-one aircraft are in place to protect South Australians and defend their properties ahead of the predicted hot and dry bushfire season – an...

A New Dash in Australia

After nine seasons in Victoria, the RJ85 has passed the “B391” baton onto Conair’s Dash 8-400AT C-FFQF.  This airtanker is now on standby at Avalon...

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