Kepplair Evolution is adapting ATR 72s into firefighting aircraft.
Credit: Kepplair Evolution
ROME — A French company adapting ATR 72 regional airliners into firefighting aircraft is preparing to roll out its first modified aircraft by year-end. Toulouse-based Kepplair Evolution is converting an ATR 72-200 into a prototype of its “Forest Keeper” firefighting aircraft, which it claims will...
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