Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe
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The Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) is a
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advisory body that aims to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the European Union in the field of
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. It is a public-private partnership between the
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of the European Commission and industry leaders. ACARE was launched at the Paris Airshow in June 2001 and has about 40 members.


Overview

In the year 2000 the Belgian
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,
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, invited a number of aviation industry leaders to produce a strategy detailing how the European Commission could help Europe's aviation industry become more competitive. This ‘Group of Personalities’ publishe
‘’European Aeronautics: A Vision for 2020’’
in January 2001. The document recommended the creation of ACARE, which would define the content of a long-term strategy to create a coherent European aviation research network. This network would bring together industry leaders, government actors from the
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of the European Union, and the European Commission. Following the publication of ACARE'
‘’Strategic Research Agenda’’
the Commission launched a number of aeronautical research bodies and initiatives as part of the 6th and 7th Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development and the
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Research and Innovation Programme. Prominent examples of these include the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking, a public-private partnership coordinating and funding research projects that aim to mitigate the environmental impact of aviation by developing more fuel-efficient technologies, and the SESAR Joint Undertaking, which aims to improve the efficiency of the European air traffic management system.


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ACARE

Clean Sky

SESAR Joint Undertaking

Creating Innovative Air transport Technologies for Europe
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