Airbus tests firefighting solution for A400M in Spain
Airbus has successfully tested a removable firefighting demonstrator for the A400M Atlas fixed-wing military transport aircraft during a flight test campaign at its site in Getafe near Madrid
The company has also confirmed that it will suspend operations using its other CH-47, which was being employed in anti-wildfire operations in Alaska, ‘until further notice’
A Chinook helicopter operated by ROTAK Helicopter Services crashed in Idaho on 21 July, after being deployed to provide firefighting support in tackling the ongoing Moose Fire
Fatal firefighting aircraft crashes in Portugal, US
Four crew members of an aircraft operated by Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office were killed on Saturday, while the pilot of an air tanker was killed in Portugal the same day
The system, which employs sensors to identify unauthorized unmanned aircraft, is intended to prevent drone-related disruption to aerial firefighting operations
