Klamath National Forest, Calif. – The largest air tanker in the world was once again deployed to help suppress a fire burning in northern California. Due to improved visibility around the Salmon August Complex, Global SuperTanker’s converted Boeing 747-446 Very ...
Sacramento, Calif. – After recently gaining approval to fly in the U.S., the world’s largest firefighting tanker was deployed in northern California. Colorado-based Global SuperTanker’s B747-446 was called upon by the California Department of Forestry to fight the Ponderosa Fire ...
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Ore. – Aircraft assisting ground crews fighting the Miller Complex had to be grounded after two hang gliders entered restricted airspace around the fires, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The August 19 incursion prompted fire ...
Lost Creek Lake, Ore. – In under 16-seconds, 1,600 gallons of water is scooped from Lost Creek Lake, bound for a fire burning near Crater Lake. The feat is made possible due to a highly specialized aircraft known by most ...
Medford, Ore.– For the first time in 15 years, Airbuses and 737s will be returning to the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport. Beginning in April, Airport Director Bern Case says United Airlines will bring their mainline aircraft to Medford on some ...
Oklahoma City, Ok. (KFOR) — A plane landed at Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport Wednesday afternoon after experiencing a landing gear malfunction. Initial reports indicate a King Air B200’s nose gear failed to come down when the plane tried ...
(CNN) — The U.S. Navy has released incredible video of an aviation accident aboard the USS Eisenhower. As a Hawkeye radar aircraft comes in for a landing, the arresting cable used to halt the speeding plane snaps — sending the ...
Medford. Ore. — Among those also helping to search for a plane reported missing from Brookings was the Oregon wing of the Civil Air Patrol. At the request of the Air Force Rescue Center, the civilian volunteers spent hours searching ...
Cairo, Egypt (WFXT/CNN) — An international effort now underway in the Eastern Mediterranean to find EgyptAir flight 804. This after the Airbus A-320 vanished from radar in the middle of the night Thursday while cruising at 37,000 feet. At a quickly ...
Gold Beach, Ore. – A small single-engine plane flipped onto it’s back at Gold Beach’s airport late this morning. James Clemens, Port of Gold Beach and Airport Manager, says that shortly after landing around 11:00 Monday morning, a Cessna 175 ...