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Cross Crew Qualification for Aerial Firefighting
The traditional Australian fire season was quieter in 2021 than previous years, including in New South Wales, where seasoned pilot and Coulson...
Cessna Citation and 737 Firefighting Aircraft
Large aircraft firefighting capability has traditionally been based in North American with some of the best pilots in the world. Today, Coulson...
Coulson Aviation Australia: Creating Job Opportunities
In the past eight months, Coulson Aviation Australia has created and recruited almost 40 Australian jobs including maintenance engineers, fixed wing...
AME Training on Bell 412 Helicopters
Note: The acronym AME in the aviation industry stands for, "Aircraft Maintenance Engineer". It takes approximately 7-10 years of education + on the...
Coulson Aviation Australia Assisting Flood Isolated Communities
"It’s our job, but people are very grateful for the work that’s being done”.- Tim Ryan (Rotary Wing Crew Officer) Coulson Aviation Australia team...
USA Consul Visits Coulson Aviation Australia
United States Consul General David Gainer visited Busselton Airport in Western Australia recently to see WA’s Department of Fire and Emergency...
Assisting NSW Emergency Services in Flood Response
Coulson Aviation Australia is supporting the New South Wales emergency services as part of the organisation’s role operating some of the NSW Rural...
Video Message from CEO of Coulson Aviation Australia
Coulson Aviation Australia is proud to be growing a locally-based aerial firefighting team, growing Australian jobs while building on the decades of...
Recap of 2020-2021 Australian Bushfire Season
"Coulson Aviation’s affinity with Australia is pervasive. We proudly employ many Australians, while our seasonal international aerial firefighters...
Stuart Haynes Becomes Fixed Wing Chief Pilot
Coulson Aviation Australia is pleased to announce Stuart Haynes as the organisation’s new Chief Pilot Fixed Wing. Stuart is an experienced senior...
Aerial Firefighting Experts Working Across Australia
New South Wales Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott, Wendy Lindsay, MP Member for East Hills, and NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Rob...
Large Air Tankers Dominating The Skies
In something that has been rarely seen in aerial firefighting in Australia, three large air tankers have been working in Western Australia (WA)...
Remembering Our Fallen Team Members
Coulson Aviation colleagues and friends have recognised the first anniversary of the loss of Captain Ian McBeth, First Officer Paul Hudson and...
Twin Waterbombers Working Side by Side
Our two C130 waterbombers “Herc” and “Ty” worked together in Western Australia recently supporting firefighters…
High Skill on Display in Rappel Training
Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) firefighters and Coulson Aviation team members have been training hard…
Not Just Fire, but Flood Too
The New South Wales-owned Bell 412 helicopters have been helping the New South Wales State Emergency Service…
Coulson Aviation 2020 Montage
A video montage for Coulson Aviation featuring our greatest challenges and accomplishments.
PowerHouse Aircraft Ready to Protect Australia
Coulson Aviation’s effective powerhouse fire fighting aircraft are now all in place and operating in Australia for the summer…