De Havilland ups to 300 staff in preparation for 24 European planes
While finalizing contracts with Europe for two dozen new firefighting planes, De Havilland Canada has amped up local production.
“Knock on wood, heavily, our HR people have been very good at recruiting. We’ve done recruiting fairs and been pleasantly surprised by the people who want to get into aerospace,” he said. “That doesn’t mean there aren’t holes to fill.” “They really are the backbone of the firefighting fleet both in Canada and Europe,” Sweeney said, noting from 1970 through 2016, 225 were built and sold. “We’ve been keeping the current air fleet flying since then.”
France, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Croatia have agreed to 24 aircraft total to date, with contracts in the final phases.“We think there’s a lot of opportunity to refresh the fleet, but also there’s a lot of other countries that will want to purchase them given climate change,” Sweeney said.While about half the market for the water bombers is in Europe, North America – including six Canadian provinces – makes up the rest of the clientele.
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