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The American firefighting aircraft can be operative for another 10/12 years

Arlington/Virginia, USA - The program of Airworthiness (Cap) has extended the length of the tanker

Many reports and press releases, continue to run the false rumors that from the 2012 the fleet of firefighting aircraft of the US will be useless. AHSAFA (The American Helicopter Services and Aerial Firefighting Association) has set the record straight explaining that no one has planned a phase out of the tankers from 2012, also because already from 2005 the USFS (US Forest Service) has required all...

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Rome, Italy, 02/17/2011 19:56
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