Global Supertanker in colorado springs

largest firefighting tanker aircraft is now home to the colorado springs airport. it just landed here and will help with fire fighting resources, not just locally but all across our country. krdo newschannel 13’s…angelica lombardi is live at the colorado springs airport…and angelica, why colorado springs? jon and dana, the supertanker was chosen to be here at the colorado springs airport because of its central location… ability to respond to virtually anywhere in the nation in under 20 hours. the boeing 747-400 is the fastest, longest-range and most effective aerial firefighting platform in the world. it can drop single or multiple drops of nearly 20- thousand gallons of water or fire retardant. when the idea of the supertanker coming to colorado springs was suggested in 2015, fire chief, christopher riley says having a resource like this is critical especially because of our history of wildfires. a spokseperson with global supertanker says fire season begins earlier, last longer and is becoming more destructive and costlier…they say this should help with those issues. 2015 was one of the most devastating wildfires seasons in america history with more than 10 million acres of land burned and billions of dollars of damage. this aircraft can fly 600 miles per hour for long ranges and reach any fire in the western u-s in less than three hours. reporting live from the colorado springs airport, angelica lombardi krdo newschannel 13. colorado is