The agreement with Canada for the DHC 515 - The aircraft has 7,000-liter water tanks, perform water pickups in 14 seconds, and operate even in 5 Beaufort winds
Canadair
In addition to the purchase of the seven new Canadair aircraft, Greece has sent a formal invitation to the manufacturer to undertake the upgrade of the CL-415 fleet
Kyriakos Mitsotakis describes the 41-year gap since the last official visit by a Greek Prime Minister to Canada as "inexplicable," given the strong ties between the two countries
The wife of late Cdr Christos Moulas is 3 months pregnant
Greece has been plagued by fires and scorching temperatures for more than ten days
France is experiencing large forest fires in the south
They had a laugh, though...
Eight new CL-515 will be bought and the eight existing CL-415 will be upgraded to the CL-515 standard as well
Estimates at this time are extremely pessimistic for the result of firefighting efforts over the next few hours
The fire brigade ordered the evacuation of houses