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    1. Tech & Comm

    Take Close-Up Look at the 747 Global SuperTanker

    Sept. 6, 2017
    The SuperTanker is a former Japan Airlines aircraft converted into a retardant-dropping air tanker.

    The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has finally begun using Global SuperTanker Service's Boeing 747-400. The SuperTanker is a former Japan Airlines aircraft that's been converted into a retardant-dropping air tanker.