Scandinavian Airlines
Two used Q400s, acquired from الخطوط الجوية الإسكندنافية, were modified by Cascade Aerospace of أبوتسفورد (كولومبيا البريطانية), كولومبيا البريطانية for فرنسا's Sécurité Civile as fire-fighting إطفاء جوي in the fire season and as transport aircraft off season. The Q400 Airtanker can drop of water in this role compared to Bombardier's كنداير سي إل-415 dedicated water bomber which can drop . The latter, however, is طائرة برمائية and requires less infrastructure.