We Need To Keep Large Airtankers Fighting Fires

Last week in this space, the U.S. Forest Service's national aviation officer, Tony Kern, argued that discontinuing the use of large aerial firefighting tankers was a solid decision based on safety and public policy considerations. But while there have have been six airtanker structural failures...

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