On the July 2021 the 19-01 team presented the project and design for the new firefighting aircraft to the EU member states. The meeting was extended to all the states and coordinated by “The Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), the heart of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism”. This unit coordinates the delivery of assistance to disaster-stricken countries, such as relief items, expertise, civil protection teams and specialized equipment. The 19-01 project received a high level of interest from all the member states with two of the major players willing to take this to the next steps. A first real step in finally substituting the now more than obsolete CL415.
Firefighting Aircraft Project presentation EU member states
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Italdesign and 19-01 Holding are pleased to announce they are working at a strategic collaboration focused on the development of the WF-X, an advanced Large Amphibian Aircraft designed for wildfire
fighting and other civil protection operations. This collaboration combines Italdesign’s 60 years long-
standing expertise in design and engineering with 19-10’s forward-looking approach to next-
generation aviation technologies.
This year 19-01 holding will be present with its staff at the AFF Europe 2025 event. Come and visit us at stand 607 to get more information about the WF-X project
Persico and 19-01 Join Forces on the WF-X Project to Pioneer Advanced Composite Solutions for Large Amphibian Aircraft