Press Releases

OLNEY, TEXAS — Air Tractor, Inc. President Jim Hirsch announced today the addition of a new Air Tractor® dealership for Canada. Portage Aircraft Specialties, located in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, will serve agricultural aerial applicators across Canada as the authorized dealer for Air Tractor aircraft sales, repairs, maintenance and parts. “We are excited...

South Saint Paul, Minnesota, June 13, 2018 – The Wipaire, Inc.® sales team has been further expanded and enhanced with the addition of Tom Carlson as the services and components sales manager. Tom brings a unique blend of experience from entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 500 corporations, including two masters’ degrees...

Carrollton, TX (June 7, 2018)… Prime Turbines LLC, a subsidiary of VSE Aviation, Inc. (VAI) has signed a contract with El Colono of Costa Rica for the overhaul of eight PT6A-34AG turboprop engines. El Colono operates 21 aerial application aircraft across Central America specializing in the spraying of banana crops....

JUPITER, FL / ACCESSWIRE / June 5, 2018 / GelTech Solutions, Inc. (GLTC), an innovator in the use of environmentally-friendly polymers for fire suppression and protection, today announced the newest break-through in wildland firefighting technology, the FireIce Mobile Automated Base System (F-MAB). The F-MAB is the most technologically advanced tanker...

Doug Parkin Executive Director Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Foundation I am very happy to update you regarding progress toward the much-anticipated renovation of the National Agricultural Aviation Museum. While conversations have been on-going for several years and a renovation concept was developed approximately two years ago, final planning for...

Duas das melhores universidades públicas do Rio Grande do Suo, a UFRGS – Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul de Porto Alegre, e a UERGS – Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul de Cachoeira do Sul, escolheram a PBA Aviation (PBA) e a Aero Agrícola Santos Dumont (AASD)...

Bend, Oregon – Kawak Aviation has received FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for its CH-47D Chinook aerial liquid delivery system (ALDS) and auxiliary hydraulic system. Working with customer Billings Flying Service of Billings, Montana, Kawak has achieved a more effective internal tank firefighting system. The 2,500-US gallon (9,463-liter) tank fills...

Experienced wildfire manager to oversee state’s largest on-call fire agency, community preparedness, and community forestry outreach OLYMPIA — Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz announced today her appointment of George Geissler as Washington State Forester and Deputy Supervisor for Wildfire. Geissler, who joined the Washington State Department of Natural Resources...

Reabe Aircraft Improvement announced the development of a Hopper Quantity Cockpit Display which is Night Vision friendly. "For seven years we have had a Red LED Display, however, because night vision goggles work in the infrared wave length, red is a difficult color to filter out," said Jeff Reabe, "therefore...

Recently, the Georgia Forestry Commission advanced its aerial firefighting program with the purchase of two new 510G Switchback Thrushes. The aircraft were introduced to Georgia Forestry Commission’s Air Operations Supervisor, Clay Chatham, during a Thrush Summer Tour in 2015 by the late Frankie Williams of Souther Field Aviation in Americus,...