Game Aerospace's GB2 completes its first flight in Arkansas - a purpose-built single-engine airtanker designed from scratch for wildfire suppression, not converted from surplus military or agricultural stock.
TowerUnauthorized drones grounded aerial firefighting operations over an active Arkansas wildfire, halting air tankers mid-mission and accelerating fire spread.
TowerTwo retired Luftwaffe Transall C-160D airlifters are being converted into armored aerial firefighting aircraft for a demanding second career.
TowerRobert 'Wip' Wiplinger, founder of Wipaire and creator of the Wipline float and Fire Boss, has died, leaving a legacy across seaplane and firefighting aviation.
TowerA Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crashed while fighting Utah's Widemouth Two Fire, killing two crew and highlighting aerial firefighting's extreme risks.
TowerTwo pilots died in a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane crash fighting a Utah wildfire - here's what it means for every pilot.
TowerRadio Hangar explores Coulson Aviation's Ten Surplus Canadian C-One-Thirty Hercules and the Slow Build of a Private Aerial Firefighting Fleet.
TowerRadio Hangar explores Wildfires Near Spokane Threaten Key Airports and the Drone Flights Grounding the Air Tankers.
TowerFrance has fitted an A400M Atlas with an experimental retardant kit and deployed it against the Gironde wildfire, testing a new firefighting surge capability.
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