MESA, Ariz. — Large firefighting air tankers like the DC-10 that is now stationed in Mesa at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport are a reassuring sight but their use has been somewhat controversial. Some ...

Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker. Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles. Mountainous terrain ...

HOUSTON – I was asked this question about the Pauline Road Fire by Jackie Chassion. She asks, “Why are they not utilizing the big DC-10 aircraft retardant fire and water aircraft from California to ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of firefighters and volunteers have been working over the last week to tackle the Los Angeles wildfires. Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet ...

A DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker drops a huge load of retardant on the Burro Fire northeast of Tucson in the Coronado National Forest on June 30, 2017. Video by Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star ...

US regulators have extended the grounding order imposed on the Boeing MD-11 to include variants of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10, owing to their similar engine pylon structure. The grounding was ordered ...

STARTED ON JANUARY 7TH IN ALBUQUERQUE BASED COMPANY HAS BEEN DEPLOYING ITS FIREFIGHTING PLANES TO HELP COMBAT THOSE ONGOING FIRES. AALIYAH CHAVEZ SAT DOWN WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF TEN TANKER AIR ...