The Canadian province of Alberta has ordered five of De Havilland Canada’s in-development DHC-515 water bomber, padding the manufacturer’s backlog as it works to develop and introduce the updated ...

During a takeoff and landing maneuver to load water at the Asmir reservoir, the left float struck the water and detached. The crew navigated the aircraft to the bank opposite the dam and anchored ...

The aircraft was making a ditch landing in the sea with the intention of taking on water when the crew lost control of the aircraft. As a result, the aircraft became semi-submerged and inverted in the ...

Canadair CL-415 planes, the workhorse of international aerial efforts to fight blazes, are making a comeback, like the one seen here over a 2025 wildfire in Albania ...

He will receive prison time and be required to pay for the airplane’s repair A rogue drone flown by a California business executive damaged the wing of a Canadair CL-415 water bomber while it was ...

Green grass pushed through the blackened soil, bringing wildlife and renewal three weeks after the Crosho Fire in South Routt County was contained. “It’s almost magical,” said U.S. Forest Service ...

Two Super Scooper aircraft and teams from Quebec have arrived in Los Angeles County to help with their annual firefighting efforts, fire officials say. At a news conference Friday morning, LA County ...

Greece sends firefighting aircraft and manpower to assist in the extinguishing operations of the large forest fires raging in Spain and Portugal, the country’s Civil Protection said on Thursday. Two ...

On Wednesday afternoon first officer Henry Williams and his captain had a birds-eye view of the Crosho Fire as they dove through the rising clouds of smoke in a Canadair CL-415 aircraft with hopes of ...