The Canadair water bomber revolutionized the fight against wildfires after it debuted in the skies decades ago. Then demand waned and production stopped, but with major blazes intensifying globally, ...

(Reuters) -In a warehouse on the southern edge of Calgary International Airport, De Havilland Canada is developing the DHC 515, a rugged flying boat and the only airplane solely designed to scoop ...

Department of Natural Resources Minister John Herron says the Irishtown fire was not caused by lightning, and there's 'an ...

A helicopter crashed into a pond in France while attempting to collect water to fight wildfires. Dramatic eyewitness video captured the helicopter – a Morane 29 water bomber – descending to the pond ...

Canadair CL-415 planes, the workhorse of international aerial efforts to fight blazes, are making a comeback, like the one seen here over a 2025 wildfire in Albania ...