Press Release: Commission launches new generation of research projects for greener, more competitive air transport

The European Commission has unveiled the results of the first EU-wide call for research proposals in aeronautics and air transport under the EU Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7). The 36 highly innovative projects selected in that first call should bring important advances into greener, safer, more secure air transport and improved cost efficiency in aeronautics – FP7's research priority themes. €217 million is available for this first batch of projects, out of a total of €2.1 billion for aeronautics research in the years 2007 to 2013. The projects were selected following an evaluation by independent experts, and are now subject to final contract negotiations between the project teams and the European Commission.

European Commission: DG Research: Aeronautics research: 2002-2006 projects http://bookshop.europa.eu/en/aeronautics-research-pbKI8107148/

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