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Largest firefighting plane may be sold for COVID-19 response Apr. 28, 2021 at 6:00 am PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America 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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Global Supertanker operations shut down for financial reasons Global Supertanker operations shut down for financial reasons COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) The world s largest firefighting aircraft s future remains up in the air after owners announced it is ceasing operations. On Friday, a spokesperson with Global SuperTanker Services, based in Colorado Springs confirmed with KRDO the Global SuperTanker is shutting down operations. The President of GSTS Dan Reese telling KRDO on Monday the decision was made strictly for financial reasons. “It’s a difficult pill to swallow and a hard blow,” Reese says. Reese says the decision to stop operations was handed down by the investment group of the SuperTanker. Over the past three years, the massive red and white Boeing 747-400 freighter capable of dropping 19,200 gallons of water within seconds had to go through several upgrades and updates to its system. The upgrades were to meet ....