Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response
As Western states prepare for this year’s wildfire season, the world’s largest firefighting plane has been grounded By PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America
Published: May 3, 2021, 6:02am
Share: FILE - In this May 5, 2016, file photo, a Boeing 747-400 Global SuperTanker drops half a load of its 19,400-gallon capacity during a ceremony at Colorado Springs, Colo. 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, April 23, 2021, that the state s Department of Natural Resources was alerted to the shutdown of the worlds largest firefighting plane called the Global SuperTanker.(Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP, File)
Largest Firefighting Plane May Be Sold for Covid-19 Response By Patty Nieberg | April 29, 2021
DENVER (AP) 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 from contracts with the U.S. government and California did not produce enough profit for the company to continue the funding the tanker, said Roger Miller, managing director at Alterna Capital Partners LLC, the investment company that owns the plane.
Firefighting SuperTanker grounded, may get converted to freight carrier
PATTY NIEBERG
DENVER (AP) 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 from contracts with the U.S. government and California did not produce enough profit for the company to continue the funding the tanker, said Roger Miller, managing director at Alterna Capital Partners LLC, the investment company that owns the plane.
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