The Boeing 747 Supertanker fire fighting aircraft Tanker has been grounded because the investor group that owns it is shutting down.
An email sent to officials on Wednesday from Dan Reese the President of Global Supertanker confirmed the news. "This week the investors that own the Global SuperTanker just informed me that they have made the difficult decision to cease operations of the company, effective this week".
Bill Gabbert over at Fire Aviation reports that Reese indicated that whilst staff had been furloughed for the moment and discussions with prospective buyers are ongoing. At his stage, there is no knowing if the aircraft will remain as a fire fighting air tanker or be reverted to a freight aircraft.
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