Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...

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 ...

The Canadair CL-415, known as the "Super Scooper," is one of the most powerful tools in aerial firefighting. Designed to skim across lakes and scoop thousands of liters of water in seconds, this ...

Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and ...

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle fires ravaging the L.A. area has been grounded after colliding with a civilian drone on Thursday, officials said. The collision ...

is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, “super scooper,” from its ability to land rapidly on a body of water, quickly take on up to 1,620 ...

“That’s a lot of water that helps protect homes.” According to Business Insider, a Super Scooper typically costs roughly $30 million, one of the most expensive firefighting aircraf ...

This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...

The FAA said even if there are no temporary flight restrictions in place, drone operators should not be flying the craft near wildfires ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after fire officials reported that a water-dropping "super scooper" firefighting aircraft struck a drone while operating over the ...