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Cargolux has declined to comment on media reports in Luxembourg claiming the cargo airline is planning to diversify into aerial fire-fighting, and thus contribute to the fight against climate change.

The backdrop is that the intensity and duration of wildfires in Europe, especially in the south, continues to grow, triggering an urgent need for more aerial water tanker capacity.

Online news service RTL Today said that, “according to its sources”, Cargolux was investing $72m to buy 12 Air Tractor Fire Boss aircraft, to be ...

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