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Coulson Aviation Continues to Advance Aerial Firefighting Industry Through Partnership with Kawak Aviation to Develop Improved Firefighting Black Hawk Platform
Sacramento, Calif. – March 6, 2024 – Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce its partnership with Kawak Aviation to launch a modern, upgraded, and more cost-effective Firefighting Black Hawk aircraft platform. The world’s largest aerial firefighti...
Coulson Aviation Becomes First Aviation Company in Canada to Receive Transport Canada ATO Approval, Extending its Support of the Aviation Industry
Port Alberni, British Columbia – January 24, 2024 – Coulson Aviation, a world leader in aerial firefighting, has received Transport Canada Approved Training Organization (ATO) approval, making it the first aviation company approved to provide trai...
Coulson Aviation Secures $16 Million Year-Round Firefighting Contract to Protect Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura counties
Thermal, California – November 29, 2023 – Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce it was awarded a $16 million firefighting contract to continue supporting Southern California’s Quick Reaction Force (QRF) year-round throughout 2024, with an option...
Coulson Aviation extends aerial firefighting support to South America via new contracts in Chile for the C-130H Hercules Large AirTanker and Citation 550
Thermal, California – November 14, 2023 – Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a three-year firefighting contract with Chile’s Corporación Nacional Forestal (CONAF) for a C-130H Hercules Large AirTanker and a Citation 550 ai...
Coulson Aviation Procures World’s only CH-47D Level D Full Flight Simulator and a UH-60A/L Level D Simulator
Thermal, California – October 24, 2023 – Coulson Aviation, a world leader in aerial firefighting, has significantly increased its training capabilities via the procurement of two Level D full flight simulators – the world’s only CH-47D simulator a...
Coulson Aviation Secures ANAC Certification for Aircraft Maintenance
THERMAL, California, September 12, 2023 - Coulson Aviation, a world leader in aerial firefighting, has received certification from the Administración Nacional de Aviación Civil (ANAC) of Argentina to perform aircraft maintenance on Argentinian-reg...
Coulson Aviation Secures 10-Year Airtanker Contract with United States Forest Service
THERMAL, California. August 21, 2023 - Coulson Aviation, a world leader in aerial firefighting, is one of five organizations that have been awarded a ten-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity Large Airtanker (LAT) firefighting contract with...
Coulson Aviation continues to support day and night aerial firefighting efforts via Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County year-round Contract Award
LOS ANGELES – July 13, 2023 – Coulson Aviation is pleased to announce its selection as the only private helicopter operator for the fifth consecutive year to support Southern California’s Quick Reaction Force (QRF) to fight wildfires. Contracting ...
THE MARTIN MARS & COULSON AVIATION
The Coulson team received many inquiries about the Martin Mars because people across Canada have been negatively affected by wildfires early this fire season.Our time with the Martin Mars has been an incredible experience.As a family-owned company...
Australian TSB Releases Preliminary Report on N619SW
Coulson Aviation Australia has acknowledged publication of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau’s preliminary factual report into the collision with terrain of one of our B737 FIRELINER aerial firefighting aircraft on 6 February 2023.The prelimi...