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EU Pushes To Expand CleanSky Partner Network
The European Union (EU) is trying to attract more small- and medium-size enterprises to participate in its long-running

The European Union (EU) is trying to attract more small- and medium-size enterprises to participate in its long-running CleanSky joint technology program. With public funds available to back research-and-development work aimed at reducing the environmental impact of air transport, it hopes to spread such support beyond major aerospace firms. Those companies, in turn, want to spread the risk of involvement in some of the lower-tier work.

To kick off the initiative, EU officials held a conference for prospective new partners in Toulouse, France, on January 31. They plan to hold a similar event in Spain in March, followed by presentations in Portugal and several other European states over the coming months.