By Patty Nieberg, The Associated Press/Report for America As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic. After investing tens of millions into upgrading the Global SuperTanker and its technology, the revenue coming mostly […]
747
Posted inNews, Wildfire
Colorado-based Global Supertanker, the world’s largest firefighting plane, is shut down as fire season begins
By Patty Nieberg, The Associated Press/Report for America The world’s largest firefighting plane has been shut down just as Western states prepare for a wildfire season that fire officials fear could be worse than the average year. Tara Lee, a spokeswoman for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, said via email Friday that the state’s Department of […]
Posted inBusiness, News
Are the days of the Boeing 747 — the jumbo jet — over in Denver?
And then there was one. Maybe. British Airways’ announcement last week that it is retiring its fleet of iconic Boeing 747 jets means Lufthansa is the only passenger airline using the jumbo jet to fly in and out of Denver. And even Lufthansa is unsure about the plane’s future use on its routes. British Airways […]