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Heinen Brothers Agra Services operates more than a dozen bases outside of its home in Northeastern Kansas.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
New Zealand’s First Air Tractor 502XP Delivered To Super Air Ltd.
The popular Air Tractor 502XP continues its global reach by taking to the skies above New Zealand, thanks to ag operator Super Air Ltd. John…
Air Tractor AT-802F airtankers fought Australia bushfires
As the Aerial Firefighting North America 2020 Conference begins this week in Sacramento, California, international firefighting agency attendees will be assessing the damage, intensity and…