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France battles its worst wildfires in decades, hampered by just twelve aging aerial water bombers — a dire shortage made worse by a nine-year production halt in Canada. After restarting manufacturing in 2024, the factory in Calgary is rebuilding the vital Canadair planes by hand, limiting output to just ten per year. France won’t receive its first two new DHC-515s until 2028, sparking political backlash — but the real bottleneck was Canada’s Bombardier, which stopped production in 2015. Now, with a new order book of 40 planes and revived supply chains, the factory can also keep older models flying with on-demand parts. The first new plane will head to Greece in early 2028, with France’s deliveries following in April and November of that year.

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