A pilot was killed on Wednesday as a firefighting helicopter crashed in South Korea's southeastern area while combating deadly wildfires, according to Yonhap news agency. The helicopter crashed at ...

Some of these pilots come from military backgrounds, while others shift over from passenger airlines, 10 Tanker's Kerley said. Aerial firefighting pilots' ages span decades. He has nearly 30 on staff.

NASA researchers conducted initial validation of a new airspace management system designed to enable crews to use aircraft to ...

The firefighting planes are among only 15 in the country and being held inside a hangar in Burns Flat. “So, these are the CL-215T’s,” said pilot Elic Kirby, pointing to the two planes in the ...

CO Fire Aviation recently completed a round of aerial firefighting pilot training over Morgan County with consultant and trainer Mark Bickham. While the aircraft were dumping water instead of the ...

Narrator: That's where aerial firefighters come ... Narrator: These are the pilots who operate specially built aircraft to target a fire with more than 1,000 gallons of water, working with ...

NASA will conduct a live flight test of aircraft performing simulated wildland fire response operations using a newly ...

Two aerial firefighting planes the Oklahoma Forest Service called in from a company based in Montana lent a hand tackling a wildfire in Logan County on Monday.

A veteran tactical pilot with more than 30 years of service recently assumed leadership of a Colorado Springs-based aerial firefighting wing, according to a Saturday news release. Air Force ...