Spectators stand before the Avro RJ85 air tanker. The RJ85 will be one of two types of tankers that Aero-Flite brings to Spokane.
The next generation in aerial firefighting has come to Spokane County.
In a Nov. 20 ceremony at a former Air National Guard hangar, officials from Washington state, Spokane County and Spokane International Airport (SIA) announced that Aero-Flite will move their operations to Spokane. In fact, the air tanker firefighting company will move its operation to the very same hanger where the announcement was made.
Barry Marsden, president and CEO of Conair, parent company to Aero-Flite, said the company would bring 65 jobs to the area by next spring.
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