An aircraft fighting wildfires in Greece has crashed on the island of Evia, with the loss of both crew. The Canadair CL-215 ‘Scooper’ crashed just after 3pm (12:00 GMT) during a firefighting operation ...

The powerful throb of two Pratt and Whitney 18-cylinder radial engines could be felt across the lake as the duckling-colored Canadair ... The CL-215, one of 125 amphibious planes built between ...

However, at present the purpose-built aircraft options available on the market to meet this escalating demand are somewhat limited. The workhorse of many firefighting fleets has long been the Canadair ...

For some, this may be the first time they've seen a firefighting aircraft in action before ... The production-spec Canadair CL-215 "Scooper" made its global debut at the Paris Air Show in 1965.

One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and ... De Havilland Canadair 515, for fire departments in Europe, Sweeney said. Earlier versions — the CL-215, produced in ...

More were on the way Thursday night, the authorities said. The plane involved in the collision on Thursday is a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, leased by the Los Angeles County Fire Department from ...

De Havilland Canada is assembling its first DHC-515 Firefighter in Calgary and expects to begin delivering the aircraft ... piston-powered CL-215 introduced by long-defunct Canadair in the 1960s.

Greece’s fleet includes various types of aircraft, including Canadair and newer Air Tractor models. Specifically, Greece has a total of 32 aircraft, out of which 10 are Canadair CL-215 and CL-415.

OTTAWA, March 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CCC is proud to announce the signing of a government to government (G2G) contract with the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection of Greece for ...

Building on the foundation of the iconic Canadair CL-215 and CL-415 aircraft, the DHC-515 FIREFIGHTER™ is a new purpose-built aerial firefighting aircraft. It matches the other aircraft in the De ...

According to CubCrafters, on December 19 the Part 23-certified CC19-215 XCub was handed ... Aerospace fleet of Canadair CL-415 “Super Scooper” water bomber aircraft. Sheehy, who founded ...