planes – Albanian  Telegraphic  Agency. https://en.ata.gov.al News Agency Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:05:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Nufi: Two Air Tractor planes are fighting fires in Lura and Bulqiza https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/08/14/nufi-two-air-tractor-planes-are-fighting-fires-in-lura-and-bulqiza/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/08/14/nufi-two-air-tractor-planes-are-fighting-fires-in-lura-and-bulqiza/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:50:45 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=303632 TIRANA, August 14 /ATA/ Two Air Tractor aircraft have been dispatched for aerial intervention to assist crews battling active fires in Lura National Park and Helmës Pass sector between Fushë-Bulqizë and Selishtë.

Minister of Defense Ermal Nufi shared today footage today’s of aerial firefighting operations against active blazes.

Meanwhile, Nufi also highlighted the coordination of the joint air and ground operations to contain 29 wildfire outbreaks reported nationwide over the past 24 hours. Of these, 11 remain active, 3 are under close monitoring and 4 have been brought under control.

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]]> https://en.ata.gov.al/2026/08/14/nufi-two-air-tractor-planes-are-fighting-fires-in-lura-and-bulqiza/feed/ 0 Two Romanian planes have arrived in Albania to combat most critical wildfires https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/08/14/two-romanian-planes-have-arrived-in-albania-to-combat-most-critical-wildfires/ https://en.ata.gov.al/2024/08/14/two-romanian-planes-have-arrived-in-albania-to-combat-most-critical-wildfires/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:53:30 +0000 https://en.ata.gov.al/?p=241620 TIRANA, August 14/ATA/ Two multipurpose planes of the Armed Forces of Romania arrived in Albania today, joining the efforts of the Albanian forces to combat wildfires in some problematic areas of the country.

The two planes come to our country in context of support of the European Civil Protection Mechanism where Albania is also a part.

The Romanian crews will be deployed for almost 10 days at the Kuçova Air Base. The National Civil Protection Agency will coordinate their activity as they get engaged beginning from today to combat wildfires especially in the areas where the situation is most critical.

Present at the landing of the two planes from Romania with their crews, Minister of Defense Pirro Vëngu thanked the Romanian authorities for the help in these difficult moments.

One of the two military planes is of C-27J (Spartan) model which will get engaged in firefighting operations and the other C-130 (Hercules) will be used to provide logistical support to the C-27J, while the capacity is 6 tons of water per every flight. /m.m/p.s./

 

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