A Colorado Senator wants the federal government to override a protest that could delay the acquisition of seven next-generation air tankers this fire season. Neptune Aviation lodged a protest with the Government Accountability Office which could delay the activation of the new contracts until August 26. (Read the full story over at Fire Aviation.)

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• Report released on 2010 crash of firefighting helicopter in B.C.

• 10 Tanker Air Carrier moving to Casper, Wyoming

• Neptune to protest next-generation air tanker contract awards

• Videos of air tankers in action

• Changes integrated into MAFFS training at Cheyenne

• Ten things you may not have known about MAFFS, military air tankers