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

Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...

Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft ... designed CL-415 firefighting planes are ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to flying a drone that crashed into a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft, ...

The Canadair CL-415, known as the "Super Scooper," is one of the most powerful tools in aerial firefighting. Designed to skim across lakes and scoop thousands of liters of water in seconds, this ...

Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it to be ...

But their chariot in the sky, a winged ambassador for the hero first responders in California, goes by a remarkably goofy nickname, the Super Scooper. This is the story of the Canadair CL-415 ...

Drone pilot faces criminal and financial repercussions for grounding a Canadian aircraft sent to help fight wildfires in ...