The Bombardier Canadair CL-415 "Super Scooper" was able to land after ... and schools have been closed because of poor air quality. According to Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, the ...

The first air squadron dedicated to aerial firefighting was the Mendocino Air Tanker Squad ... doesn't end at the CL-415. After the acquisition of Canadair's assets by Bombardier Aerospace ...

The warning comes after an unauthorized drone punched a fist-sized hole in a Bombardier Canadair CL ... which first deployed the air tankers in August. Capable of holding 4,000 gallons, the ...

Reduced visibility from thick smoke, coupled with turbulence created by the fire's heat, can create perilous flying conditions.

Still, LA County firefighters have used some water from the Pacific Ocean to help douse the flames in the Pacific Palisades from the air, deploying the county’s two Bombardier CL-415 “super ...

Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven ... Also, unlike traditional air tankers that must return to base to reload, Super Scoopers can ...

Fire responders in Southern California and Los Angeles have been depending on firefighting “Super Scooper" planes to douse the fires that have claimed at least 24 lives and displaced more than 150,000 ...

You know, some of these winds are just too much that you just can’t fight fire from the air. So these fires are definitely unique,” said Joel Kerley, the president and CEO of 10 Tanker.