A piston engine-powered Canadair CL-215 water bomber is shown in flight over Marseilles, France. It is one of four being used in France to fight fires and six more CL-215s have been ordered Stone ...

After being grounded for about a decade, the Thai navy's only operational flying boat has returned to action. The navy decided to bring its Canadair CL-215 twin-engined aircraft back into service to ...

MONTREAL — Aviation experts say Canada is losing expertise in the manufacturing of water bombers — just as demand for them is increasing. The Canadair CL-415, a purpose-built water bomber, was last ...