#firefighting aircraft

Cyprus enters 2025’s wildfire season with the strongest firefighting force in its history, the government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Tuesday. According to the government spokesman’s announcement, Cyprus is ...

The government should be congratulated for formulating a ‘holistic’ plan for dealing with forest fires. This was finalised at a meeting on Friday under President Christodoulides, attended by several ministers ...

The agriculture ministry announced on Wednesday that criminal investigations into firefighting aircraft contracts are underway. This follows a complaint submitted to Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, prompting an administrative investigation into ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission dispatched to Greece on October 2 had successfully returned to the island, it emerged on Wednesday. For five days, the Cypriot team operated in various parts of ...

Cyprus has a specific plan for the procurement of private aerial firefighting means to upgrade and ensure self-reliance, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. Panayiotou, who was expected to ...

The Audit Office on Wednesday slammed the forestry department for its failure to obtain a sufficient number of firefighting aircraft, which has left Cyprus exposed during its most high-risk fire ...

Six new fire-fighting aircraft are joining the forestry department’s fleet, it announced on Tuesday. Two planes arrived from Argentina on Monday afternoon, with two more from Australia due to ...

Six additional aircraft rented by Cyprus to help combat forest fires are set to arrive in the next few weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Tuesday. Speaking on CyBC ...

The European Commission will reinforce Cyprus’ firefighting fleet with two aircraft this summer, amid increased risks of forest fires, it announced on Tuesday. In a briefing to journalists, the commission ...

With the arrival of two firefighting helicopters from neighbouring Jordan, Cyprus now has up to eight airborne firefighting means at its disposal, a senior official said on Tuesday. Andreas Christou, ...

The government has allocated €11.2 million in the 2024 state budget for the purchase and lease of firefighting aircraft, Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos said on Sunday. The money will go towards the ...

Three new firefighting aircraft are to be purchased for use by the forestry department, the government decided on Tuesday. The decision was announced following an inter-ministerial committee meeting at the ...

Alassa dam fire under control, serious flare-ups remain By Nikolaos Prakas A fire near the Alassa dam in Limassol that came close to homes in nearby villages has been extinguished, ...

Cyprus will send two aircraft to Greece to assist in firefighting efforts there, the government said on Thursday. According to a statement by the government spokesman, President Nikos Christodoulides gave ...

The European Union is in talks with manufacturers to buy firefighting planes to battle the increased risk of severe wildfires like those raging in Southern Europe, the bloc’s head ...