Air Tractor News
Air Tractor Aims for Record Aircraft Production in 2022
Air Tractor President Jim Hirsch anticipates Air Tractor will produce more airplanes than last year despite supply chain disruptions. “At the midpoint of 2022, we are on track with our aircraft production goals. Our Air Tractor team and dealers are excited to return...
Air Tractor Launches Aerial Firefighting Website
AT802F.com has the latest information about the Air Tractor AT-802F and initial attack tactics. The Air Tractor AT-802F and amphibious 802F Fire Boss are proven tools in the fight against wildfires. Predominantly used for rapid and direct initial attack, these agile...
Air Tractor AT-802F: Up For The Challenge of Increasing Wildfire Threats
AT-802F: A versatile, cost-effective asset for initial and direct attack aerial firefighting. As the Aerial Firefighting North America 2022 Conference begins this week in San Diego, California, attendees from international firefighting agencies will be examining new...
502XP Arrives For Work At Ecuador Banana Producer
L-R Phil Jeske, AT;, Jose Moran, OBSA Finance Mgr.; Scott Neal, ATI; Jim Hirsch, ATI; Kurt Miller, AgSur; Jorge Alex Serrano, OBSA; Edgar Cordova, APACSA; Juan Phillips, AgSur. The first Air Tractor 502XP to operate in Ecuador was delivered to its new owner,...
Pioneering Snow S-2A Ag Plane To Be Displayed At NAAA Ag Aviation Expo 2021
Savannah, GA — One of the earliest ag airplanes designed and built by the founder of Air Tractor, Inc. will fly to the 2021 National Agricultural Aviation Association Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, Georgia, after a lengthy restoration process. The Snow Aeronautical...
Air Tractor: “We’re Rocketing Ahead.”
On track to build 165+ aircraft in 2021, Air Tractor is ready for an even stronger 2022. Air Tractor is set to produce more than 165 aircraft in 2021 — a 40 percent increase from 2020. This is a remarkable accomplishment in a year in which the production sector at...
Wanted: Best Air Tractor Photo of 2021
Another spectacular year is drawing to an end. Send us your best Air Tractor photos of 2021. You could win major bragging rights, and your photos could be featured in future Air Tractor promotions. Your photo submissions may show your Air Tractor airplane either on...
New DOI/USFS Aviation Helmets Standard for Air Tractor Aircraft
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved a new flight helmet standard for use by pilots of Air Tractor® models AT-504, AT-602, AT-802, and AT-802A. This standard was developed by the US Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Aviation...
900th AT-802 Joins Fleet of Largest Ag Operator in Western Australia
Australian Air Tractor operator Neville Dunn of Dunn Aviation recently took delivery of AT-802A-0900, the 900th in the 802 ag and firefighting series built by Air Tractor, Inc. in Olney, Texas. It will take its place among eleven other Air Tractor AT-802 series...
Real-Life Dusty Crophopper Has New Home At Smithsonian
Air Tractor® “Dusty Crophopper” takes its place beside aviation legends. On Aug. 3, the National Agricultural Aviation Association presented to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum the full-sized, fully flight-capable replica of Dusty...
