Conair Aerial Firefighting

Conair Group Inc. is a Canadian aerial firefighting company based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It trades as Conair Aerial Firefighting. The company flies wildfire missions, converts aircraft into airtankers and trains aerial firefighting pilots. The site says it has done this work since 1969.

The site says the company has more than 650 team members, more than 80 aircraft in its fleet and more than 200 planes converted. Its fleet includes RJ85, AT802 Fire Boss, TBM 960 Air Attack, Cessna Caravan C208, Turbo Commander TC690, CL415, Dash 8-400AT and Dash 8-400MRE aircraft.

The site describes the Dash 8-400AT as the newest airtanker in production at Conair. It says the Dash 8-400MRE is used for wildfire response, evacuations, crew transport, cargo and medical transport. The RJ85 is a converted BAE 146 with improved engines.

Conair also manufactures aircraft. The site says it delivers four or more large airtankers a year. It also runs a training and tactics centre with simulators for aerial firefighting pilots. Simulator bookings are handled as a separate contact.

A subsidiary called Aero-Flite Inc. operates the CL415 fleet in the United States. Conair France is based at the Nimes airport in France. The site lists hangar locations in British Columbia, California, Washington and France.

The company works with governments and agencies. The site lists partners including British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Alaska, Washington and the US Forest Service. It also lists Canada's CIFFC.

The site has separate contacts for the main reception, sales, media and careers. It also has a page with simulator details and a corporate brochure download.