For over 50 years Conair Group Inc. (Conair) has led the aerial firefighting industry, supporting government agencies with the largest, privately owned, fixed-wing fleet in the world, operating in Canada, the US, Australia and France. A skilled team of 350 professionals equips the company’s 70 aircraft with the latest tools and technology, going above and beyond to ensure aircraft are ready to dispatch when needed to respond to wildfires. With a focus on safety, Conair offers pilots a specialized Training + Tactics Centre, the only one in the world of its kind, providing access to simulators that produce successful missions in real world operations.

Conair’s versatile fleet includes Bird Dogs, Land-Based Airtankers and Amphibious Aircraft. The newest airtanker is the Dash 8-400AT, with a 10,000 litre capacity to drop suppressant over diverse geography. The airtanker is converted at Conair's hangars in Abbotsford at a pace of one every 75 days.

Offering a depth of resources, Conair provides wildfire agency partners the full advantage of economies of scale when enhancing, modernizing, or outsourcing operational support for their aerial firefighting resources. Conair provides aircraft for purchase, lease or contract, offering specialized services including engineering, flight operations and fleet maintenance related to aerial firefighting.

We incorporate four values into everything we do and base all of our corporate decisions and actions on these fundamentals: 

• Supporting each other
• Refining our safety practices 
• Improving service to our customers
• Being accountable for our commitments.

Individually and collectively, we are accountable for our performance, the delivery of our commitments and the results delivered to our customers.


Aviation & Aerospace

Conair Aerial Firefighting

Matt Bradley

Theresa White

Mike Sanghera

Peter Martinovsky

Les Standcumbe

Jenny Wardell

Anthony Franta

Sandy Treagus

Bernhardt Schuster

Operations and Maintenance

Engineering and Technical Support

Leadership Team

Teams at Conair Aerial Firefighting

Operations and Maintenance

Engineering and Technical Support

Leadership Team