Aviation industry declares commitment to future Clean Aviation partnership

Twenty-three Aeronautics Industry leaders, Research Organisations and University Associations across Europe signed today a Joint Declaration of European Aviation Research Stakeholders Related to Clean Aviation in Horizon Europe, to express their strong commitment to a future European partnership that can lead the way towards a deep decarbonisation of aviation by 2050. The partnership should build on the progress made under the Clean Sky programmes, and develop further-reaching innovations and concrete roadmaps for their implementation in a new breed of aircraft from 2030 and beyond.

Signatory parties included Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury, Safran CEO Philippe Petitcolin, Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East and Leonardo CEO Alessandro Profumo. The Joint Declaration was handed over to Jean-Eric Paquet, Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission.

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