Aero Union

For the Mexico City-based cargo airline, see AeroUnion.

Aero Union Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryAviation
Founded1961
FounderDale Newton and Dick Foy
Defunct2011
Headquarters
Chico, CA
,
USA
Key people
Terry Unsworth, President Brett Gourley, CEO
Websitehttp://www.aerounion.com/ (defunct)
Douglas C-54 Tanker 02 of Aero Union at Chico in 1992
Aero Union P-3A Orion taking off from Fox Field, Lancaster, California, to fight the North Fire.
Aero Union P-2 Tanker 16 at Fox Field in 2003, without jet engines

Aero Union Corporation was an aircraft operation and maintenance company based in Chico, California, United States. It was known for operating aerial firefighting aircraft, training crews and making custom designed firefighting systems tailored to specific aircraft requirements. After years of controversies regarding the operation of the company and the safety of its aircraft, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) canceled its contract, and the company was forced to shut down soon after.