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Neptune Aviation of Missoula unveils next step in slurry bomber evolution
A prototype for the next generation of slurry bombers landed at Missoula International Airport and taxied noisily to the Neptune Aviation http://www.neptuneaviation.com/ hangar shortly after noon on Friday.
"We have to come up with a modern platform if we’re going to continue to fight fires," said Neptune owner and CEO Mark Timmons.
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Aircraft Maintenance Technicians Needed
Neptune Aviation in Missoula is looking for Licensed FAA Airframe and Powerplant mechanics either entry level or experienced.
Send resume to [email protected],
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Also in Neptune’s bustling hangar Friday were Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey and Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., who was there to spend a day working as an airplane mechanic.
The plane selected for transformation to retardant tanker is a white Bombardier Dash-8 Q300 fresh from a humanitarian mission in Africa for the United Nations. The 50-seat aircraft is similar to planes used by Horizon Air on commuter flights from Missoula to Seattle.
By ROBERT STRUCKMAN of the Missoulian
Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2005/07/09/news/top/news01.txt
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