Press Releases

L-R: Michael Keeling, President ESOP Association; Jim Hirsch, President, Air Tractor; John Miller, Air Tractor ESOP Communication Committee Historian; Larry Wooldridge, Air Tractor Communication Committee member; Bill Burns, Communication Committee Chair; Kelly McCorkle, past Communication Committee Chair; (not shown) Julianne Marney, Air Tractor Communication Committee Vice Chairman   OLNEY, TX—Air...

"It was a victory of common sense," declared Goiás State Representative Lissauer Vieira (PSB) of the exclusion/buffer zone relocation by a 27 to 2 vote to veto Goiás legislation, redesignating distance for exclusion zones for aerial spraying to the original limits provided in the legislation of the Ministry of Agriculture,...

"Fue una victoria de sentido común", declaró el representante estatal de Goiás Lissauer Vieira (PSB) sobre la reubicación de las zonas de exclusión por un voto de 27 a 2 para vetar la legislación de Goiás, rediseñando la distancia de las zonas de exclusión para la fumigación aérea a los...

“Foi uma vitória do bom senso.” Assim o deputado estadual goiano Lissauer Vieira (PSB) definiu a derrubada, por 27 votos a 2, do veto do Governo do Estado ao projeto de lei que recolocou as zonas de exclusão em pulverizações aéreas nos limites previstos na legislação do Ministério da Agricultura,...

Dear Aerial Applicator: This is your invitation to participate in this year's agricultural fly-in clinics sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Cooperative Extension and the Georgia Aerial Applicators Association.  These will be held at two locations to allow all interested pilots an opportunity to...

March 7, 2018 - PRAGUE - GE Aviation, which continues its mission to drive innovation in the Business and General Aviation turboprop market, has announced an official name for its Advanced Turboprop (ATP) engine. ATP is now the GE Catalyst™ Advanced turboprop engine, a name that represents GE Aviation's commitment...

Tangent Link, renowned and recognised across the globe for its work with the airborne firefighting community, brings the Aerial Firefighting North America Conference and Exhibition back to Sacramento, California this coming March. Taking place at the McClellan Conference Centre, Sacramento McClellan Airport between 12 and 14 March, the event is...

Torrance, CA — Robinson has added wire strike protection provisions to its R66 options list. Available only on R66 helicopters, the provisions are FAA certified and allow for easy, bolt-on installation of Magellan’s WSPS (Wire Strike Protection System) sold separately by Magellan Aerospace, Winnipeg, Canada. Robinson provisions add 7 lb...

Kaleb Gibson, a CD Aviation Services employee,  received his Repairman Certificate while working at CDAS. He continued to complete 18 months of required training and passed the FAA test to receive his Power Plant Certificate. Kaleb Gibson has been a CD Aviation Services employee for five years. While working full...

Strategic alliance with Drone America anticipated to yield unmanned solutions to airborne wildfire surveillance and attack – and more. (Albany, GA) The arsenal of airborne tactics available to firefighters and first responders may soon grow significantly as Thrush Aircraft has formed a strategic alliance with highly-regarded unmanned aerial vehicle and...