Government unveils £400m green aviation funding as it touts 'FlyZero' R&D initiative

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Winners of BEIS funding round revealed as it launches research initiative to explore and design zero emissions aviation technology

Zero emissions aviation has edged closer to take-off in the UK after the government today unveiled £400m in private and public sector funding for technologies and research aimed at helping the aviation...

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