Game Aerospace’s GB2 firefighting aircraft has completed its first flight in Arkansas. The single-engine airtanker is designed to carry 1,200 gallons of water or retardant.

WILMINGTON, Del., April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Market Research published a report, titled, 'Firefighting Aircraft Market by Aircraft Type (Fixed Wing or Airplanes, Rotorcraft or Helicopters), ...

Kepplair is preparing flight tests of an ATR 72-based firefighting aircraft as operators seek faster, lower-cost options for expanding aerial firefighting fleets. The converted ATR 72 will carry ...

France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its first firefighting ...

The “world’s first” electric aircraft fire truck now has a 400 kW fast charger to keep it ready for emergencies at Dallas Love Field Airport. XCharge North America supplied its C7AM charger for Dallas ...

“Europe is burning” has often been the lead news item over recent weeks, with almost 1,500 wildfires breaking out, consuming almost 450,000 hectares (1,700 mi. 2) of land. Therefore, this week’s ...

I’m the CEO of Coulson Aviation (Canada), the world’s largest aerial firefighting company, based in Port Alberni, B.C. Right now our flight crews are attacking raging wildfires every day. In B.C., the ...