While our teams in North America respond to wildfires this summer, the Dash 8-400AT in Australia is undergoing heavy maintenance. A shot of our skilled Aircraft Maintenance Engineers preparing the airtanker for the next bushfire season. #aerialfirefighting #airtanker #Dash8 #bushfires #wildfire
Conair Aerial Firefighting
Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
Abbotsford, BC 14,047 followers
Protecting Our World
About us
For over 50 years Conair Group Inc. (Conair) has led the aerial firefighting industry, supporting government agencies with the largest, privately owned, fixed-wing fleet in the world, operating in Canada, the US, Australia and France. A skilled team of 350 professionals equips the company’s 70 aircraft with the latest tools and technology, going above and beyond to ensure aircraft are ready to dispatch when needed to respond to wildfires. With a focus on safety, Conair offers pilots a specialized Training + Tactics Centre, the only one in the world of its kind, providing access to simulators that produce successful missions in real world operations. Conair’s versatile fleet includes Bird Dogs, Land-Based Airtankers and Amphibious Aircraft. The newest airtanker is the Dash 8-400AT, with a 10,000 litre capacity to drop suppressant over diverse geography. The airtanker is converted at Conair's hangars in Abbotsford at a pace of one every 75 days. Offering a depth of resources, Conair provides wildfire agency partners the full advantage of economies of scale when enhancing, modernizing, or outsourcing operational support for their aerial firefighting resources. Conair provides aircraft for purchase, lease or contract, offering specialized services including engineering, flight operations and fleet maintenance related to aerial firefighting. We incorporate four values into everything we do and base all of our corporate decisions and actions on these fundamentals: • Supporting each other • Refining our safety practices • Improving service to our customers • Being accountable for our commitments. Individually and collectively, we are accountable for our performance, the delivery of our commitments and the results delivered to our customers.
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http://www.conair.ca
External link for Conair Aerial Firefighting
- Industry
- Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Abbotsford, BC
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1969
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1510 Tower Street
Abbotsford, BC V2T 6H5, CA
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Converting airliners into airtankers to fight future wildfires. #aerialfirefighting #airtanker #dash8 #wildfires #aerospaceengineering
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The team is busy in Alaska, working alongside partner organizations to assist firefighters in the state, including one wildfire that has closed Denali National Park. These photographs were captured by one of our Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and Dash 8-400AT Pilots in Fairbanks under smoky skies. Stay safe team! #aerialfirefighting #airtanker #wildfire #Alaska #denali
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Teams at Kamloops Airport muscled their way through the June ParticipACTION Community Challenge, pulling a 70,000 lb RJ84 airtanker over 300' feet! A fast fitness break to promote health & wellness. #healthandwellness #teamwork #aerialfirefighting #airtanker
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Happy to host a tour of our facilities & innovations, sharing knowledge to help prepare for the future.
As there are more and more wildfires around the world – Canada was hit particularly hard last year – specialized firefighting is becoming increasingly important. During her recent stay in Vancouver, our President & CEO Yvonne Denz had the opportunity to visit Conair Aerial Firefighting, together with Marc Eichhorn, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany. Conair’s Vice President Engineering & Programs Bernhardt Schuster, a fellow German, and Jeff Berry, Vice President Business Development, welcomed them on-site in Abbotsford and offered a grand tour through the facilities. The first of the Conair companies was founded in 1969 by Barry Marsden as a spin-off of Skyway Air Services, providing aerial firefighting and application work within British Columbia. Since then, Conair expanded, offering aerial firefighting services globally, with operations in France, Australia, and the USA. Today, a skilled team of 500 professionals equips the company’s 70 aircraft with the latest tools and technology, going above and beyond to ensure aircraft are ready to dispatch when needed to respond to wildfires. The Conair team flies up to 12,000 flight hours per year. With a focus on safety, Conair offers pilots a specialized Training + Tactics Centre, the only one in the world of its kind, providing access to simulators that produce successful missions in real world operations. It was inspiring to see everything Bernhardt and Jeff showed us; we learnt a lot and even got to try out the flight simulator! Thank you so much for opening your doors, Bernhardt and Conair team! Conair has so much experience in worldwide aerial firefighting, an expertise we can hopefully bring to Germany, too. German Consulate General Vancouver #Canada #Germany #PartnerWorldwide
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Dash 542 in Fairbanks and refueling in McGrath with 544, supporting firefighters over the last week in Alaska. Photos from Capt. Bingham. #aerialfirefighting #airtanker #wildfires #dash
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Train like you fight, fight like you train. BC Wildfire: “This afternoon, Kamloops Initial Attack crews will be conducting a joint training exercise north of Savona on the Sabiston Creek Road in partnership with a Simpcw First Nation Initial Response crew. Part of this joint exercise will include air tanker practice to allow ground crews to cross-train with the Provincial Airtanker program. A birddog and skimmer aircraft may be visible flying north of Kamloops Lake and over the town of Savona. This cross-training is an important part of preparation for the upcoming season and will allow crews to coordinate and practice in a training environment.” #teamwork
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Congratulations to Soon Ho on his promotion to Lead Hand, Air Attack Fleet at Conair! Read about some of his achievements and what his new position will entail…. #aerialfirefighting #wildfires #aviationcareers
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The fleet in the Yukon - a Dash 8-400AT, an AT802 group, and a birddog. On standby to support firefighters. #aerialfirefighting #wildfire #airtanker
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The Northern Lights frame a large RJ85 airtanker, with its partner birddog, in Williams Lake - captured by Aircraft Maintenance Engineer Adam VanWorkum. Each of our airtanker groups is accompanied by a team of experienced professionals when deployed to remote bases for the wildfire season. Each team includes Pilots and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, with an inventory of supplies. Aircraft Maintenance Engineers often work into the night after mission call outs to ensure the emergency response aircraft is ready to dispatch the next morning. Regular maintenance ensures operational safety and effective missions when flying in challenging conditions. #aerialfirefighting #airtanker #RJ85 #aircraftmaintenance #riskmitigation
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