China will explore exporting its domestically developed AG600 seaplane to other nations, according to a project manager at Aviation Industry Corp of China, the leading Chinese aircraft maker. Zhao Lei ...

The Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper is one of the most effective aerial firefighting aircraft ever built. Designed to skim lakes and oceans to collect thousands of liters of water in seconds, it plays a ...

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 ...

A 57-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 days in prison and 30 days of home detention for flying a hobby drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles ...

Company estimates global demand at 250-350 waterbombers De Havilland Canada makes world's only purpose-built waterbomber New model can scoop up 1,400 gallons of water in 8-12 seconds Sept 11 (Reuters) ...

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 ...

The Canadair CL‑415 Super Scooper is a daring marvel of aviation built for one mission—dousing wildfires with precision and speed. This amphibious twin-engine beast can skim over lakes at just the ...

As the Maghreb swelters under relentless summer heat, wildfires are once again sweeping across Morocco and Algeria, fuelled by heatwaves, prolonged drought, and strong winds. In northern Morocco, ...

The wave of wildfires Spain is experiencing this summer has fueled debate about whether the country has sufficient aerial firefighting resources. As we saw a few days ago, the 43rd Group of the ...