A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...
A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 ...
Only about 160 fire-dousing Super Scooper aircraft, which are built in Canada using a 55-year-old design, are in operation worldwide as demand for them grows.
Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand.
Despite the aircraft's impressive capabilities, California has not purchased any, rather choosing to lease them for 90-day ...
It happened as the plane, the Quebec 1 Super Scooper that flew down from Canada to help, was working to contain the Palisades Fire, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson told Fox News ...
A year-old clip of a plane crashing near the Chilean city of Talca has resurfaced online in connection to firefighting ...
The CL-415, originally manufactured by Canadair and now by Bombardier, is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, “super scooper,” from its ...
“I’d just like to stress, that technique, using that super scooper aircraft, are our most effective technique to fight fires like this, and when this happens, it puts everybody’s lives at ...
The FAA said even if there are no temporary flight restrictions in place, drone operators should not be flying the craft near wildfires ...
As multiple fires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, Bridger Aerospace, gave CNN a tour of their aircraft called the ...