European Commission, Industry Launch Clean Sky 2
Follow-on research project has boosted budget for new business aircraft, regional turboprop and rotorcraft technologies

The European Commission (EC) on July 9 officially launched the Clean Sky 2 joint technology initiative, a €4 billion ($5.44 billion) follow-on to the ongoing Clean Sky research program. It includes a number of projects for business aircraft–both turboprops and jets–as well as regional turboprops and rotorcraft.