N851EB

N851EB (msn 851), a PC-12/47 owned by Bridger Aerospace, is making a stop at HNL from BZN, via MMV and ACV [California Redwood Humboldt County Airport, Arcata/Eureka, CA]. This PC-12 works as part of an aerial firefighting operation.

851's History:

Nov 2007: Delivered to Cobalt Air as N851AF.

May 2019: Acquired by Cush Air, re-registered as N851EB, and operated by Jet Methods.

Sep 2021: Acquired by Elements Aviation Services.

Nov 2022: Transferred to Bridger Aerospace.

22 January 2025 UPDATE

N851EB flew up to LIH for a flights, then returned to HNL. It will fly between HNL and other Hawai‘i airports during its stay here.

Con-Air's C-GVFT

Con-Air is ferrying C-GVFT (msn E2253, f/n 566) from YXX to DBO, via OAK, HNL, MAJ, GUM, and CNS, for the Australian summer fire fighting season. This Avro RJ85 is flying as FGD566.

Con-Air's C-FFQE

Con-Air Aerial Firefighting's Dash8-Q400MR, C-FFQE (msn 4325, f/n 141), is ferrying from YXX to BDB for Australia's summer fire season. It arrived from YXX yesterday as FGD141.

Con-Air's C-FFQE

Con-Air Aerial Firefighting's Dash8-Q400MR, C-FFQE (msn 4325, f/n 141), is returning to its YXX base.  It's making its way from BDB, via CNS, GUM, HNL, and OAK as FGD141. It arrived at HNL late last night.

10 Tanker Air Carrier's N522AX Return to Base

After another Australian fire season, N522AX (c/n 48315, l/n 436) is returning to home base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "912" passed through in late October last year.

10 Tanker Air Carrier's N522AX

10 Tanker Air Carrier's DC-10-30, N522AX (c/n 48315, l/n 436), is making a fuel stop at HNL while transiting from OSC [Osceola, FL] to YSRI [Richmond, NSW, Australia] to position for Australia's summer forest fire season. It also made stops at ABQ, SBD, and PPG.

10 Tanker Air Carrier's N612AX

10 Tanker Air Carrier's DC-10-30ER is making its way back to the Mainland after another Australian Fire season. N612AX (s/n 48290 l/n 435) arrived this morning from RAAF Richmond, Australia NSW via Pago Pago, American Samoa.

N612AX

After another fire season in Australia, a 10 Tanker Air Carrier's specially converted DC10-30 is making it's way back to the mainland. N612AX (c/n 48290 l/n 435) arrived from Avalon, Victoria via Pago Pago last night, and departed for Albuquerque, New Mexico this morning.

Aero-Flite's N355AC

Aero-Flite's N355AC (msn E2293),a converted RJ-85 is making its way down south to Australia once again for their upcoming fire season.

AT-802 Air Tractor Shuttles

VH-FFB (SN: 802A-0356) & VH-FFM (SN: 802-0416) are a pair of Air Tractor AT-802's on the ground at ITO on Thursday 04/17/14. These, and three more to arrive on Friday, are British Columbia Forest Service fire fighting planes being shuttled back home from Australia and China.

I talked to one of the pilots a bit and he told me that they island hop to get these planes home. Their range on a tank of fuel is about 2200 miles or so. 

 Unfortunately I really missed the exposure on these photos because my camera was still set up from lunar eclipse work a day or so earlier! Did my best to recover and salvage something for here. :)