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 ...

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.

In November, the U.S. Government Accountability Office took Global SuperTanker’s side when it determined that the Forest Service’s decision to exclude the jumbo air tanker — with its 19,200 ...

The Global SuperTanker, a Boeing 747-400, will help some states fight wildfires. ... Each side of the tanks holds 9,600 gallons, for a total of 19,200 gallons.

The SuperTanker falls into the VLAT or Very Large Airtanker category, ... "In Oregon, [it] burned 2,000 acres on that (side of the) fire, and that’s when we flew the SuperTanker.

Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 marks first use in U.S. after being activated to fight wildfire. ... View CBS News In. CBS News App Open. Chrome Safari Continue. Be the first to know.

Global Supertanker is poised to help extinguish wildfires across California as the largest firefighting tanker in the world. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County Inland Empire Ventura County California ...

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 ...