National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hurricane Hunters ...
Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying ...
One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t ...
The CL-415 aircraft being used in California can drop large amounts of water on fires and fills its tank by skimming along a ...
Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said the Bombardier Q400 plane experienced a "suspected ... tilting onto its left side, before part of the plane caught fire as the pilots worked to stop the ...
A firefighting aircraft responding to ongoing Southern California wildfires was grounded after it was struck and damaged by a ...
The role of ‘Super Scooper’ planes have been critical to helping tackle the wildfires in Los Angeles. These amphibious planes, officially known as the Bombardier CL-415, are built for the purpose of ...
One of CAL FIRE’s newest additions, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, is often the first to arrive at the scene of a fire, ...
Only about 160 of the fire-dousing aircraft, which are built in Canada ... when former manufacturer Bombardier sold the program to De Havilland. The company is now working on producing its first ...