A company convicted in Spain's major aerial firefighting cartel scandal held contracts worth over €32 million with Cyprus's Forestry Department, according to documents reviewed by Phileleftheros. The firm, formerly known as AVIALSA T-35 and renamed Titan Fire Fighting Company S.L. in 2019, was banned from public contracts by Spain’s National Court in February 2025 after being found guilty of cartel activity rigging firefighting aviation tenders from 2001 to 2018.

Investigations in Cyprus, triggered by an internal inquiry launched in 2024, focus on contracts awarded to the company over the last four years. Records confirm both company names refer to the same entity, which received multiple large contracts despite exceeding tender cost estimates significantly. The ongoing criminal probe involves Department of Forests officials and their possible links to firms benefiting from state contracts.

The Spanish case, known as the "cartel del fuego," exposed coordinated price-fixing and bribery within firefighting aircraft tenders, causing estimated damages exceeding €151 million. The Cyprus inquiry continues to examine potential corruption involving department officials and relatives connected to contract recipients, highlighting concerns over public fund allocation in aerial firefighting services.