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

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

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 ...

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying ...

A civilian drone operator agreed to plead guilty after being charged in connection with a collision that damaged a ...

Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle fires ravaging the L.A. area that was grounded after colliding with a civilian drone on Thursday could be back in service by ...

NBC Universal, Inc. One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take ...

The defendant has agreed to pay more than $65,000 in restitution and faces up to a year in federal prison, prosecutors said.

A civilian drone damaged a $30 million aircraft fighting the Palisades fire on Thursday, leaving it grounded over the weekend with no specific estimate on its return. A Super Scooper state-of-the ...

One of the "Super Scooper" planes aiding in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires was damaged after colliding with a drone and is now grounded, officials said on Thursday. The collision ...