Milestone Aviation Group has agreed to lease two Bell 412SP helicopters to FAASA Aviacion S.A., to support the Spanish company’s expanded firefighting services. The two helicopters, owned by Milestone, were previously on lease to...
Columbia Helicopters have added internal firefighting tanks to its fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters this season. The fleet was called upon and N471CH has now fought its first wildfire in Minnesota. Working in the...
Kestrel Aviation will take a third S-64E Aircrane heli-tanker to support firefighting efforts in the State of Victoria, Australia. “We are proud to help protect the lives and homes of Victoria’s residents during the...
Sky Aviation has become the first civilian owner and operator of a Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight. The company specialises in firefighting, aerial survey, search and rescue, external load and heavylift operations. The company...
Erickson Incorporated has won a two-year service contract extension with the NSPA (NATO Support & Procurement Agency) and the Hellenic Fire Department (HFD) in Athens, Greece for aerial firefighting services. “We are privileged to...
China’s Jiangsu Baoli has ordered four Ka-32A11BC fire-fighting helicopters. The aircraft will be delivered between 2016 & 2017. The Ka-32A11BC helicopters will be used in fire-fighting operations, as well as for patrols and supporting...
Mont Blanc Helicopters (MBH) recently closed the purchase of a firefighting Airbus Helicopters AS 350B3 with the assistance of Avinco. Recently, MBH secured a firefighting contract in Corsica. Avinco secured the helicopter for Mont...
Two Bear Air Rescue based in Whitefish, Montana has ordered a new MD 530F. The custom MD 530F will perform a variety of missions in support of search and rescue teams in Flathead County...
Erickson has been selected by Pan Aviation to provide emergency fire suppression support for the Municipality of Istanbul. ALSO READ: Erickson introduces S-64 enhancements Erickson will provide a Sikorsky S-64E Aircrane to assist with...
Summit Aviation, a Greenwich AeroGroup company, has recently converted a Boeing CH-47D Chinook helicopter into a firefighting aircraft. Late last year, the US military began to sell surplus CH-47D Chinook for civilian use. CHI...