Prather Joins Air Tractor As Chief Financial Officer
Jeremy Prather has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Air Tractor, Inc.
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The Evolution Of Firefighting Mission Equipment
Aircraft capability has evolved from the early simple mechanical “pull the lever” designs, to today’s computer-controlled “drop by wire” firegate systems equipped with advanced telemetry and data gathering capability.
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Low and Fast
Heinen Brothers Agra Services operates more than a dozen bases outside of its home in Northeastern Kansas.
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Air Tractor Donates Masks to Olney, TX
Air Tractor produced and donated more than 1,600 masks to Olney Hamilton Hospital along with schools in the Olney Independent School District.
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Sweden’s wildfire defense expands with Air Tractor scooper water bombers
Air Tractor Europe recently delivered to Sweden the second of two Air Tractor AT-802F Fire Boss scooper water bombers. The aerial firefighting airplanes, pilots and…
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Abide Ag-Aero closes after 61 years
L-R, Tommy Lewis, Charlene Heafner and Harold Powers After decades serving ag operators and pilots in the Mississippi Delta, Harold Powers, Jr. will go into…
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First AT-802F FRDS GEN III Firegates Installed On U.S. Air Tankers
A new Gen III FRDS firegate has received STC certification for installation on Air Tractor AT-802F airplanes. Air Tractor, Inc. supplier Trotter Controls, with Air…
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Market Expands For Fire Boss In The United States
Fire Boss LLC announced the purchase of a new Fire Boss by Arkansas-based AirPro Aviation for delivery in December of 2020.
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20,000th Lethbridge-built Pratt & Whitney engine installed in Air Tractor airplane
Scott Delong of Farmers Cooperative in Dorchester, Nebraska, left, with Garrett Frost of Frost Flying upon delivery of Air Tractor AT-602-1308. The partnership between Texas-based…
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It’s time to get serious about how to best utilize our aerial firefighting fleet
Initial response with smaller single engine air tankers such as the Air Tractor AT-802F has proven to be an effective and less costly strategy in other countries. Bill Derr makes a compelling case that it’s time for the SEAT to lead the attack here in the U.S.
