Manufacturing & Aircraft Conversion 

A land-based airtanker, dropping retardant or water from a 10,000-litre tank.

• Operates from shorter runways, typically located in rural regions, closer to where wildfires may occur.
• Flies as fast as a jet to wildfires, maneuvering exceptionally well in mountainous terrain, dropping low and slow for optimal results.
• Incorporates proprietary technologies to produce accurate drops and monitor performance in real time, resulting in safer, more effective missions.
• Fully supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) De Havilland Canada, with parts and expertise available for decades to come.
• Delivers more than double the payload for fuel burned than airtankers of similar or larger size, resulting in lower operational fuel costs and emissions.
• Familiarized around the world, operating in Canada, the US, Australia and France, responding to wildfires in more than 20 states, provinces, or territories.

The multi-role variant of the Dash 8-400AT performs multiple functions for critical airborne missions.

• Features the added ability to transport crews, evacuate citizens, ship equipment and supplies, or medevac patients.
• A customizable platform, offering the ability to select the roles needed to optimize readiness and improve efficiencies, reducing risk.
• A wide range of capabilities essential to year-round emergency preparedness, responding in times of need to regions impacted by wildfire, floods, pandemics, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, or conflicts.
• Special mission equipment can be added to the aircraft to potentially extend its capabilities to include intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and Oil Spill Dispersal.
• France owns and operates eight multi-role aircraft, with the first delivered in 2005 and the most recent delivered in 2023.
• Convert between roles within hours
  • Passenger Role: 64 passengers
  • Combi Role: 19 passengers with freight
  • Cargo Role: over 9 tons
  • Medevac: 6 stretchers with space for a medical team and their equipment
  • Airtanker: 9,274 litre payload

The most advanced tactical Air Attack platform in the world.

• Selected for its superior performance, modern design standards, advanced safety features, and improved reliability.
• Offers advanced safety features for wildfire operations, including the HomeSafe™ emergency autoland system, a single-button return-and-land function that the Air Attack Officer can initiate in the event of pilot incapacitation.
• Includes an advanced Doppler radar system to detect lightning and turbulence, as well as electronic stability and under-speed protection and emergency descent mode.
• Retrofitted by Conair with specialized avionics and equipment specific to wildfire operations before deploying as Air Attack lead planes, including Max-Viz dual-sensor enhanced flight vision systems, additional radios, temperature/humidity sensors, and an onboard smoke generation system.
• Special mission equipment can be added to the aircraft to potentially extend its capabilities to include intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).