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Federal Register: FAA Issues Advance ANPRM on Use of Restricted Category Aircraft for Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression
September 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register.

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Use of Certain Restricted Category Aircraft for the Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression

FAA is evaluating a future amendment to its regulations to permit firefighters to be transported to and from the site of a wildfire aboard certain restricted category aircraft when the purpose of t . . .

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