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.
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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…
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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…
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Custom Painted Air Tractor Helmet Goes Up For Bids at Ag Aviation Expo Live Auction
Tuesday afternoon an Air Tractor custom painted helmet will go to the highest bidder at the NAAA Live Auction. The HGU-55 Kevlar helmet comes equipped…
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Air Tractor Brings AT-402B To NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando
This week at the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando, Florida, Air Tractor is displaying an AT-402B with some of the…
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Meet Air Tractor’s New Training Manager At Ag Aviation Expo
This week at the National Agricultural Aviation Association (NAAA) Ag Aviation Expo in Orlando, Florida, Brian Hahn, Air Tractor’s Director of Training will be at…
