A CL-415 water bomber performs at the Aero Gatineau Ottawa air show in 2023. John Gradek, an aviation management lecturer at McGill University, calls the aircraft the 'backbone' of Canada’s ...

(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 ...

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, ...

European emergency service aircraft operator Avincis has teamed with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada on support initiatives related to the CL-215 and CL-415 family of twin-engine water bombers.

He will receive prison time and be required to pay for the airplane’s repair A rogue drone flown by a California business executive damaged the wing of a Canadair CL-415 water bomber while it was ...

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 ...