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

Firefighting planes are dumping water from the ocean on the Los Angeles fires, but using saltwater is typically a last resort ...

Firefighting "super scooper" planes refill by descending to the placid waters of bays and lakes and skimming the water’s surface to load their tanks, according to Reuters. They then release the ...

They then release the water to douse a blaze and repeat the process until they need to refuel. Two massive super scoopers planes have been on lease from Canada amid the wildfires. According to ...

These aircraft can collect 1,600 gallons of water in one go, much more than helicopters using buckets to douse fires. Also, unlike air tankers, Super Scoopers don't need to land to collect water.