Pointing to the 25% global shortfall in Type 1 firefighting helicopters as a driving factor, United Rotorcraft and Dart Aerospace have revealed they are partners in a Super Puma firefighting…
Black Widow Helicopters has created a joint venture with XP Services to launch the Lima+ UH-60L upgrade package. Black Widow is zeroing in on the increasing popularity of the UH-60…
Tennessee has dispatched two Bambi Bucket-equipped UH-60s from Knoxville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion to Louisiana to support state, county, and local emergency responders battling the Tiger Island wildfire burning in…
Against the background of the McDougall Creek wildfire near Kelowna and the city of Yellowknife still under threat from four separate wildfires, Bambi Bucket manufacturer SEI Industries is calling on…
Two Cal Fire firefighters and a contract pilot have been killed due to a midair collision between an Aero Leasing Bell 407HP and a Siller Air Sikorsky S-64E contracted by…
Black Widow Helicopters, which refits and develops aerial firefighting and utility mission aircraft, has placed a significant multi-product order with Aerometals. The order includes 25 Engine Inlet Barrier Filters (IBF)…
Coulson Aviation has extended its year-round fire support contracts for a fifth year. The contracts call for Coulson aircraft to provide 24/7/365 Wildfire Quick Reaction Force (QRF) support to Southern…