Link is to article about Canada's great need for firefighting aircraft.

Call me crazy... but 99% of the time wouldn't a shared firefighting aircraft fleet shared between Australia and Canada or perhaps a European nation only be needed in one or the other place at any one given time of year??

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[–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I didn’t even think of the helicopters, but yes, that transport is relatively easy. My experience is tangentially related to the fixed wing jet tankers.

I think that firefighting activity stresses airframes more than usual as well, so I was also estimating from that maintenance side.

I figure that it could be done, generally, but timelines would probably be tight and costs could escalate quickly, both financially and environmentally.

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