MISSOULA, Mont. - Thursday Neptune Aviation had its first air tanker go under contract with the Forest Service. It means it is officially fire season now for Neptune Aviation. Crews are working ...

Neptune Aviation Services announced is reception of a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for three of its BAe 146 aircraft during the 2024 wildfire season.

Get used to the red-tailed jet flying low over the Missoula Valley. It could be the look of the future for Neptune Aviation's firefighting bomber fleet. "At this point, it's still just R&D," Neptune ...

NEPTUNE AVIATION SERVICES has selected the A319 as new platform for aerial firefighting, replacing BAe 146; it has begun converting first aircraft in partnership with AEROTEC & CONCEPT (an Expleo ...

An air tanker company based in Montana is waiting to hear which of its planes the U.S. Forest Service will hire to fight wildfires next year. Neptune Aviation’s firefighting jets are back in Missoula ...

The bids are in the mail for the next Next-Generation round of large firefighting aircraft, including a new proposal from Missoula-based Neptune Aviation. “We have offered up some BAe-146s for what ...