RICHMOND AIR FORCE BASE, Australia—Smoke from huge wildfires near Sydney wafted over the tarmac as Jonas Doherty readied a newly modified Boeing 737 equipped to drop…
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Raging bush fires have scorched more than 10 million hectares, destroying thousands of buildings and killing dozens of people and more than half a billion animals.
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Port Alberni, BC – Coulson Aviation has been selected by the United States Air Force to install their Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS)-XXL Firefighting Systems on the seven C-130H aircraft to be operated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE).
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Port Alberni, BC – Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. has bought five C-130H transport planes from the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA), which will be modified into firefighting aircrafts. The formal takeover is planned for the end of this year/early 2020.
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Port Alberni, BC – Today, a new firefighting operation begins for Coulson Aviation and the CH47D Chinook in Chile. For the next 100 days, Coulson Aviation will be working with its new partner PESCO and CONAF to fight against this wildfire season.
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Coulson Aviation and New South Wales Government Secure Deal to Purchase Coulson Fireliner with 10 Year Operational Contract
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In a world first Gaia, the Boeing 737 Large Air Tanker, has been used operationally for the first time this afternoon…
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Canadian government support announcement for 737 Fireliner modifications - with the Mayor of Port Alberni and Wayne Coulson
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Clip from CTV News from Vancouver Island broadcast regarding Coulson Aviation preparations for next fire fighting season…
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Chek News Canada website post on Coulson Aviation’s testing of night aerial firefighting systems and technology…
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The Coulson Aviation Group’s IS-BAO achievement includes its international fleet operations of C-130 Hercules, Boing 737 Fireliner, and Sikorsky S-61 aircraft based in Australia, Canada, and the United States.
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Today News Australia video clip on Coulson Aviation’s initial tests with night time firefighting…
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Coulson Aviation’s Retardant Aerial Delivery System (RADS) will be available as a pre-installed option on Lockheed Martin’s new C-130 model, the LM-100J FireHerc…
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On July 13 the 737 that Coulson Aviation has been converting into an air tanker made its first drops. In this case it was a series of water drops by Tanker 137 while flying out of San Bernardino, California.
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