Conair Group Inc.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...

Introduction

Conair Group Inc. of Abbotsford, British Columbia, formerly known as Conair Aviation, is a company specializing in retrofitting firefighting aircraft and maintaining customer and company-owned aircraft. Conair has a fleet of aircraft that are broken down into two categories — air attack, and air tankers. Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake. ...

Aircraft

• Air Tractor AT-802F
• Air Tractor AT-802F Amphibious "Fire Boss"
• Piper Aerostar PA-60
• Convair CV580 Series, Conair Convair 580 - Air Tanker
• Turbo Commander TC 690 Series
• Cessna Caravan C-208B
• Conair Firecat
• Douglas DC-6
• Canadair CL-215

Look up Piper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the USA by Cessna. ... The Conair Firecat Conair Firecat is a modified S-2 Tracker with a retardant tank fitted where the torpedo bay is located. ... The Douglas DC-6 is an aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company from 1946 to 1959. ... The CL-215 is an indispensable tool for Canadian forest fire fighters. ...

Air Attack

Conair's attack aircraft, more commonly known as "Bird Dogs", are aircraft that guide the air tankers to their drop zones, either directly on the fire or on the perimeter of the fire. The attack aircraft are Piper PA-60 Areostars, Turbo Commanders, and Cessna 208 Caravans. These aircraft are always used in conjunction with the air tankers.

Air Tankers

Conair's tankers include Air Tractor AT-802F, and AT-802F Amphibious "Fireboss" variants, Convair CV580's, Convair CV580A's, Convair CV5800's, Conair Firecat's (retrofitted S-2 Trackers), Douglas DC-6's, and Canadair CL-215's. Conair's primary tanker base in British Columbia is in Abbotsford at the Abbotsford International Airport which also is where their main retrofitting facility is located. Conair also has many secondary tanker bases in BC along with Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the Yukon. In BC where Conair is operated from, the secondary bases include, Kamloops,and Penticton (which also serves as the Interior base for the Martin Mars waterbomber). Conair now only produces the Convair CV580, 580A, and the Air Tractor AT-802F, and AT-802F Amphibious "Fireboss" air tanker variants. The Grumman S-2 (formerly S2F) Tracker was the first US Navy anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft designed specifically for the purpose. ... The CL-215 is an indispensable tool for Canadian forest fire fighters. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Abbotsford International Airport (IATA: YXX, ICAO: CYXX) is located 2. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [province]) Area Ranked... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: From many peoples strength) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area Ranked 7th... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Official languages English and French, per mandate of the Constitution Act 1982 Government - Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard - Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 15, 1870 (5th... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. ... Penticton is a city in south central British Columbia between Okanagan Lake and Skaha Lake. ... The Martin JRM Mars was the largest flying boat ever to enter production. ...

Notable Firefighting Missions

• July-August 2003 The Barriere and Strawberry Hill fires near Kamloops, British Columbia
• July-August 2003 The Okanogan Mountain Park Fire that devastated a subdivision of Kelowna, British Columbia

Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. ... Locator map for Kelowna, BC Kelowna (2001 population 96,288, metropolitan population 147,739) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. ...

External links

• Conair Group Inc. company web site