Canadair
Canada
Greece Secures 7 Firefighting Aircraft From Canada During Mitsotakis-Trudeau Meeting
Greece signed the acquisition of seven state-of-the-art DHC-515 firefighting aircraft from the Canadian Commercial Corporation.
Canada
Greece to Ink Deal for 7 Fire-fighting Aircraft at Mitsotakis Visit to Canada
Greece is expected to finalize a deal for the purchase of 7 fire-fighting aircraft from Canada early next week during the official visit of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Montréal, and Toronto.
Canada's PM Justin Trudeau, announced that Mitsotakis, will visit...
Greek News
Two Pilots Dead in Firefighting Plane Crash on Evia, Greece
The captain and co-pilot of a firefighting airplane in Greece were both killed when their aircraft crashed on the island of Evia while it was trying to put out a blaze, the air force said.
Flight Lt. Christos Moulas, 34,...
Greece
Athens Hailstorm Helps Firefighters Battling Flames at Dervenohoria
A hailstorm in Athens on Tuesday gave hope to firemen battling at two fronts to keep the fire at Dervenohoria, northwest of Athens, under control. The fire, raging out of control since Saturday, has swallowed an estimated 1,200 acres of...
Crime
Fire Spreads Out of Control in Dervenohoria, Arson Could be to Blame
Raging fires burned out of control in Dervenohoria, on the border between Attica and Viotia, on Sunday. The forest fires, near Mount Parnitha, began at 22:40 and quickly spread as they were fanned by winds of 7 on the...
Greece
Canadair Falls While Fighting Fire at Viotia, Pilots Safe
A firefighting Canadair CL-215 fell while on duty, 1km north of the Titan cement factory on the border between the region of Attica and Viotia, central Greece. The pilots had to conduct an emergency landing on Sunday morning while...
Greece
Greece's Flying Firefighter Fleet in 'Borderline Condition'
The condition of Greek airborne firefighting fleet after 40 years of services was described as “almost borderline” by the Greek Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias.
“Air forces are making major efforts to maintain the planes in a good state but...
Greece
Greece Aerial Firefighting Fleet Down by Half than that in 2011- Age-Old with Terrible Lack of Equipment
In 2011, Hellenic Air Force had 12 fire helicopters while a year later, they had less than half, down to only 5. Moreover, half of the 21 Canadair aircraft used to extinguish big fires by air have not yet...