The Canadair CL-415, known as the "Super Scooper," is one of the most powerful tools in aerial firefighting. Designed to skim ...
This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...
In October 2016, the CL-415 program was acquired by the Victoria, B.C.-based Viking Air. Their aim was to modernize the ...
Despite some far-right American commentators trying to put the blame on the “DEI” hiring policies of the L.A. Fire Department ...
The Canadair CL-415 was struck on the nose and wing by a consumer drone Thursday, which left the plane grounded and in need of urgent repairs. Canada loaned two Super Scooper aerial firefighting ...
The collision occurred over the Palisades fire as the Canadair CL-415 aircraft was dumping water onto the blaze. The circumstances of the collision have not been made public, but LA County Fire ...
The CEO of Bridger Aerospace, which has sent Super Scooper planes to tackle the LA wildfires, said drones are a major concern for his pilots.
The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to issue a reminder on January 9th, shortly after an unidentified civilian drone collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper at approximately 1PM ...
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the local ...
A Quebec water bomber that’s been helping with wildfires in L.A. is now back in service. This, after it was damaged in a collision with a civilian drone last Thursday. There were no injuries, but the ...
Fire services have been operating two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft, known as Super Scoopers, as well as several other aircraft to try to combat the massive wildfires ravaging Southern ...