The SuperTanker needs a lot of it. Very few airports in the region that can handle a Boeing 747. The Portland International Airport could accommodate landing and take off but I wonder about the ...

747 SuperTanker joins California's firefighting fleet 01:26. Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400 marked its first use in the United States after it was activated to fight a California ...

The B747-400 SuperTanker is in the category of Very Large Airtankers (VLAT) used for fighting fires. It is capable of dropping around 19,000 gallons of retardant per trip, according to the company ...

The world's largest firefighting plane based in Colorado Springs has been grounded and could be converted to help fight against another crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 ...

The Global SuperTanker, a Boeing 747-400, will help some states fight wildfires. It has been used in California, but not Arizona.

The Global SuperTanker can dump up to 19,200 gallons of water or flame retardant in six seconds and fly as low as 200 feet above the ground to do its work. It can be refilled in just 13 minutes.

The SuperTanker can drop up to 19,200 gallons of flame fighting liquid onto a raging wildfire. KATU News traveled to Marana, Arizona to get an exclusive look at the Jumbo Jet air tanker in action.

But the biggest and baddest of them all was the Evergreen Supertanker, a modified 747 that has recently been sidelined due to financial woes. A new company plans to change that.

As wildfires rage in Colorado, the U.S. Forest Service is not using the Global SuperTanker and its ability to drop 20,000 gallons of water or retardant.