Business View Magazine Apr-2023

173 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 4 BOZEMAN YELLOWSTONE INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT Sprenger goes on to muse about how the airport has a significant impact on the local economy. Hotels and restaurants have been built around the airport and the symbiotic relationship benefits each. There are also several aviation-oriented businesses on the field that are involved in drone technology including aerial firefighting. “We are also home base for a fleet of super scoopers for aerial fire-fighting,” he says, “Bridger Aerospace is a world leader in aerial fire-fighting and their fleet while their home is here, they are deployed throughout the world.” The “Super Scooper’’ is the De Havilland | CL-415EAF, a purpose-built water bomber that can fly over a lake or river, close enough to scoop up the water