In November, the U.S. Government Accountability Office took Global SuperTanker’s side when it determined ... click “U.S.” in the view area. Click the map layers icon in the top right corner ...

As the Supertanker swoops into danger zones, it unleashes thousands of gallons of fire retardant in seconds. Precision, power, and peril collide in one of aviation’s most daring missions.

The world's largest air tanker, dubbed the Global Supertanker, is finally living up to its name. After an arduous approval process, the massive Boeing 747 firefighting aircraft performed its first ...

The Global SuperTanker, a Boeing 747-400 series passenger ... or water based on the demands of the fire or the client. Each side of the tanks holds 9,600 gallons, for a total of 19,200 gallons.

Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 marked its first use in the United States after it was activated to fight a California wildfire. The company says the California Department of Forestry ...

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- The world's largest aerial firefighting tanker in the world is here in California, but there is a delay before the SuperTanker can take flight. There are more than 11 ...

"In Oregon, [it] burned 2,000 acres on that (side of the) fire, and that’s when we flew the SuperTanker. It has been very effective." Local, state and federal authorities and agencies must ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- The Global Supertanker stationed in Colorado Springs isn't helping out with the Peak 2 Fire burning between Frisco and Breckenridge. That's because a contract hasn ...

Thanks to your feedback, we've dug for more information about the Global SuperTanker. That's the biggest and fastest firefighting plane that lives in Colorado Springs but can't fight fires in ...