As part of the plea deal, he will be required to fully repay the Government of Quebec and an aircraft repair company, which spent about $65,000 to get the Super Scooper back in the air.

Prosecutors filed a plea agreement in which they said Akemann admitted he crashed the drone into the Super Scooper aircraft on Jan. 9, causing it to be taken out of commission temporarily.

A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday night after it was struck and damaged by a drone. The aircraft landed safely and no crewmembers were injured. It's unclear when the aircraft ...

A Culver City man has agreed to plead guilty to crashing a drone into a Super Scooper aircraft making water drops over the deadly Palisades Fire, grounding the powerful firefighting aircraft early ...

The CEO of a company that flies "Super Scooper" firefighting planes said one of his biggest worries is drones crashing into his planes during emergencies like the Los Angeles wildfires.

Peter Akemann agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire earlier this month, officials said.

Bridger Aerospace has sent two "Super Scooper" planes to help tackle the LA wildfires. Last week, a drone collided with a Super Scooper over LA, grounding the plane for days. The CEO of a company ...

The CEO of an aerial firefighting company said drones are a major problem for its pilots. Bridger Aerospace has sent two "Super Scooper" planes to help tackle the LA wildfires. Last week, a drone ...