Fokker Next Gen's membership to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) was approved earlier this week.  The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking is the European Union’s leading research and innovation program for transforming aviation towards a sustainable and climate-neutral future.

The CAJU is a successful European public-private partnership between the European Commission through Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation program, and the European aeronautics industry. It has a budget of €4.1 billion divided into €1.7 billion in EU funding and no less than €2.4 billion in private funding.

The program’s disruptive clean aviation technologies will help reduce net emissions of greenhouse gases for commercial air travel by no less than 30% compared to the best aircraft models available today. Clean Aviation builds on the knowledge and expertise of the Clean Sky programs (2008-2024).

CAVENDISH Project

Fokker Next Gen already participates in one of the projects funded by the CAJU - Project CAVENDISH - which is led by Rolls-Royce. Project CAVENDISH focuses specifically on progressing combustor design through to technology demonstration (TRL6). The developed combustion and fuel system technology will then be integrated into a Pearl 15 engine for ground testing. Furthermore, this will prepare the ground to secure a permit to fly and marching on to an eventual demonstration test flight.

Rosalinde van der Vlies, Chair of the Governing Board, Director of Clean Planet, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission, said: “I welcome the 20 new Associated Members to the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. Unwavering teamwork, bridging public and private sectors at both European and national levels is the cornerstone for achieving climate neutrality in aviation by 2050. Through Horizon Europe, the European Commission continues to support the efforts to introduce greener aircraft into service by 2035.”

The Governing Board of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking (CAJU) approved the accession of 20 new Associated Members from 12 different countries to the Clean Aviation Partnership. The new members will engage with the Clean Aviation programme on a long-term basis, and together with the European Commission and the current CAJU private members, will lead the way towards climate-neutral aviation.