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 ...

Farrell told News 13 that the Super Scooper needs a water source at least one mile long. They fly in with two valves open on ...

The massive blaze continues to rage as over 120 firefighting and rescue teams attempt to contain the spreading fire.

According to the company operating the aircraft, the Super Scoopers are the only planes solely designed for aerial firefighting. "A lot of other aircraft are modified from jetliners or ...

Tim Sheehy, a Republican representing Montana and the founder of multi-national aerial firefighting company ... The company operates a fleet of "Super Scooper" water bombers and recently penned ...

BAERW), one of the nation’s largest aerial firefighting companies, today confirmed the mobilization of Bridger’s CL-415EAF “Super Scooper” aircraft to California to assist in firefighting ...

Twice in the last month, the Super Scoopers dumped water on multiple wildfires across the region. “[If] we have a water source nearby, we’re good at putting a lot of water on a fire in a very ...