The “water bomber” aircraft was fighting a fire in the mountains near Catania. A Canadair CL-415 aircraft with registration I-DPCN and radio callsign “Canadair 28”, crashed early in the afternoon on ...

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada on 30 May completed first flight of a CL-415 water bomber upgraded with Collins Aerospace Pro Line Fusion avionics. The company is working to achieve certification of ...

The video further highlights how hazardous firefighting missions can be. Last year, a fire broke out in the open near a railway in Draga (Rijeka), Croatia, and the wind spread it on steep rocky ...

Viking Air of British Columbia is looking at whether it is worthwhile to begin new production of the Bombardier CL-415. The CL-215 was designed as a specialist firebomber, particularly suited to ...

CALGARY, AB, June 1, 2022 /CNW/ - De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited ("De Havilland Canada") is pleased to announce the successful first flight of the Avionics ...

The bulk of the active water bomber fleet is in Europe, with the second-largest portion in North America. TRU Simulation + Training's first CL-415 water bomber simulator resides at Ansett Aviation ...

A Canadair CL-415 firefighting plane crashed earlier this week in Mount Calcinera, near Linguaglossa, Sicily, in Italy. It all happened during a vegetation fire extinguishing operation. Two pilots ...

"We are extremely excited about the successful test flight of the Collins Pro Line Fusion ® flight deck in a CL-415 aircraft," said Jean-Philippe Côté, Vice-President Programs, De Havilland Canada.