Three RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Air Ambulance jets are now on standby to airlift suspected or confirmed coronavirus patients from Queensland regional centres.
Posted: April 1, 2020
TracPlus is an approved tracking company for aerial firefighting operators in the USA. The United States Forest Service (USFS) recently made changes to their reporting requirements, so here is what aerial firefighting operators need to know.
Posted: March 31, 2020
Arizona. California. Colorado. Canada. Chile. Australia. These are just a few of the places 10 Tanker Air Carrier has fought wildfires over the last two decades. This globe-trotting air-tanker purveyor has a rich history of opening up new markets for aerial firefighting and excelling at putting out the blazes.
Posted: March 31, 2020
Back in 1994, a year-old air-tanker company was established in Missoula, Montana. Neptune Aviation was one of 14 aviation services that operated a fleet of 44 aircraft nationwide as U.S. Forest Service (USFS) contractors. Their stable of 6 P-2V Neptune anti-submarine aircraft, which dated from the Korean War, ranged far and wide over the United States and were a familiar site over many major wildfires from 1994 till 2017. Late that year, they retired the last of their venerable LATs (Large Air-Tankers).
Posted: March 17, 2020
Founded in 2011, Caribbean Buzz Helicopters are a unique helicopter tour agency working out of Charlotte Amalie West in the US Virgin Islands. TracPlus had the opportunity to sit down with Maria Rodriguez, from Caribbean Buzz, to learn more about their operations and find out what makes their offering so unique.
Posted: March 11, 2020
The TracPlus team has grown exponentially over the last 12 months, and there are no signs of slowing.
Posted: March 11, 2020
Have you wondered how operators came to use NVG to fight fires? Or are you an operator who is interested in integrating NVG into your business? Our Ebook identifies the benefits and the costs of using this incredible technology in the cockpit.