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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19-01 Holding & Laer SpA are pleased to announce they have entered a global strategic partnership, combining the unique know-how in the world of aerial firefighting and the experience in the design and certification of aircraft of the 19-01 holding team with Laer’s industry leading engineering and assembly services to design and assemble the airframe segments, such as fuselage barrels, doors and Empennage of the modern WF-X multi-role amphibious aircraft, which will be the backbone of the future fight against forest fires.
There is often a lot of confusion in identifying exactly what we do. It is not uncommon to be considered by potential customers, institutions and industry as a potential “replacement” of the current Canadair CL415 amphibious firefighting aircraft. Nothing could be more wrong! Since 2011 we have been developing for firefighters and civil protection personnel, an integrated system that does not exist on the market; therefore, it does not replace what exists today.
There is often a lot of confusion in identifying exactly what we do. It is not uncommon to be considered by potential customers, institutions and industry as a potential “replacement” of the current Canadair CL415 amphibious firefighting aircraft. Nothing could be more wrong! Since 2011 we have been developing for firefighters and civil protection personnel, an integrated system that does not exist on the market; therefore, it does not replace what exists today.