January 2010 - N°18

EDITORIAL :
Philippe Busquin, Former European Research Commissioner, 1999-2004
and Minister of State, Belgium

The aviation industry goes green with Clean Sky

The aviation industry goes green with Clean Sky

• Clean Sky: the European Commission and the industry partner up for cleaner air transport
  Janez POTOCNIK, European Commissioner for Science and Research
• Clean Sky: a response to the energetic and ecological challenges facing the aeronautics industry
  Dominique BUSSEREAU, Secretary of State for Transport, France
• The Polish aeronautical industry and development opportunities
  Waldemar PAWLAK, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Economy, Poland

Clean Sky – the current state of affairs and future projects

• The environmental responsibility of the air industry: Clean Sky’s impetus and European scope
  Marc VENTRE, Chairman of the Governing Board of Clean Sky. Member of the Executive Board and Executive Vice President of SAFRAN
• Clean Sky’s technological scope: a major innovation within the air industry
  Eric DAUTRIAT, Executive Director of Clean Sky Joint Undertaking
• The role of the National States Representative Group in Clean Sky
  Jim LAWLER, Chairman of the National States Representative Group (NSRG)
• Clean Sky to boost the preparation of key green technologies for next generation transport aircraft
  Axel KREIN, Senior Vice President of Airbus Research and Technology
• The regional aviation and the Green Regional Aircraft Integration Demonstrators Platform in the Clean Sky JTI
  Nazario CAUCEGLIA, Chief Technology Officer, Alenia Aeronautica S.p.A
• Reducing Aero-engine Emissions
  Ric PARKER, Director Research and Technology, Rolls-Royce
• Reduction of Aircraft Engine Noise
  Michel LAROCHE, Director R&T, SAFRAN
• Serving mankind whilst also preserving the environment: “Green Rotorcraft“
  Yves FAVENNEC, Director of Research & Innovation, Eurocopter
• Clean Sky - facilitating a different approach to the development of avionics systems and equipment that will contribute to the future generation of environmentally-friendly aircraft
  Solly SIDE, VP European Affairs, Thalès Aerospace
• Eco-design and the Clean Sky Initiative
  Didier GONDOIN, Executive Vice-President, Research, Design and Engineering, Dassault Aviation

Clean Sky – a tool in the alliance between technology and environment

• The Clean Sky Technology Evaluator: the key role of research establishments
  Denis MAUGARS, Chairman and CEO, ONERA
• The contribution of new technologies to the reduction of noise pollution and polluting emissions
  Corinne LEPAGE, European Member of Parliament Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, Vice-Chairwoman Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
• The role of ACARE (Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe) towards a sustainable air transport system for Europe
  Joachim SZODRUCH, Member of the Executive Board, DLR and co-chairman of ACARE
• Clean Sky and SESAR: two EU initiatives to reduce Air Transport’s environmental impact
  Luc TYTGAT, Head of the Single Sky and modernisation of ATC Unit – DG TREN

Perspectives and problematics around the European action in the field of renovation of the air industry

• Air Traffic Management goes green:
  Europe’s Single European Sky ATM Research (SESAR) programme will make flying cheaper, safer and more environmentally sustainable
  Patrick KY, Executive Director, SESAR Joint Undertaking
• Responsibility of the air industry in environmental matters: the objectives to be set
  Potito SALATTO, MEP, Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)
• Technological Platforms for European Research into effective mechanisms which will bring together political will and industrial undertakings
  Jean-Marc THOMAS, Chairman of the Aerospace Valley
• Clean Sky Carries Green Technological Hope for Aeronautics Industries
  François GAYET, ASD Secretary General