NEWs & Updates

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 to continue through...

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 air attack lead plane...

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 and one of two...

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-registered aircraft....

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 the U.S. Forest...

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 with Los Angeles,...

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, we were blessed...

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 preliminary report contains...

Coulson Aviation Provides Aerial Firefighting Support to Argentina through Canadian Commercial Corporation

Port Alberni, B.C. – February 22, 2023 - Coulson Aviation announced that it is providing aerial firefighting support services to Argentina via a CDN $6.8 million dollar government to government (G2G) contract between the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) and...

Coulson’s C130 Large Air Tanker Contract Extended

Coulson Aviation's C130 Large Air Tanker will be supporting Western Australian communities through to the end of March after the contract was extended. Tanker 132 is contracted to Western Australia's Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and is based out of...
Coulson’s C130 Large Air Tanker Contract Extended

Coulson’s C130 Large Air Tanker Contract Extended

Coulson Aviation's C130 Large Air Tanker will be supporting Western Australian communities through to the end of March after the contract was extended. Tanker 132 is contracted to Western Australia's Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) and is based out of...

Coulson Group Tanker 139 Updates

Coulson Group Tanker 139 Updates

Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson and Coulson Aviation Australia CEO Britt Coulson have been in Western Australia meeting with team members, WA's DFES and the ATSB. Coulson is fully cooperating with the ATSB and authorities as part of the investigation into the...

Large Air Tanker Operations Resume

Large Air Tanker Operations Resume

Our Large Air Tanker crews were grateful to be able to take some down time yesterday as part of a welfare rest, and to process the Tanker 139 accident. This was put in place as part of our internal processes. The crews are now keen to get back to their role of...

Statement from Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson

Statement from Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson

We are grateful for the support being provided to our team members in Australia, including the two experienced pilots who survived the accident in Western Australia. The two pilots were flying B-737 FireLiner Tanker 139 over the Fitzgerald River National Park fire on...

Statement from Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson

Statement from Coulson Group CEO Wayne Coulson

One of our 737 FireLiner’s, Tanker 139, operating in Western Australia, was involved in an accident while tasked to a fire on Monday, 6 February 2023. The aircraft had two on board at the time of the accident. Both pilots walked away from the accident, and have been...

C-130H TY Returns to Western Australia for 4-Year Contract

C-130H TY Returns to Western Australia for 4-Year Contract

C-130H TY has returned to Western Australia after Coulson Aviation was awarded a four-year firefighting contract for the State’s Large Air Tanker service.  “Coulson is proud to continue to support Western Australia with our C-130, which will be one of the key...

The Bell 412 Helicopters of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service

The Bell 412 Helicopters of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service

Bell 412 helicopters are chameleons in the hands of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service and Coulson Aviation Australia. The NSW RFS-owned helicopters are multi-role, with the ability to be used in flood rescue and cargo carrying, as well as in aerial firefighting....

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