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In global competition for the most attractive aerospace locations, proximity to research and innovation continues to be a significant location argument for Germany and its strong aerospace regions.
The high research and innovation intensity in the aerospace sector is substantiated by well-founded economic arguments. The persistent increase in oil prices and severe competition among aircraft operators normally leads to the fact that when buying an aircraft, airlines will decide in favor of those products that show the best cost-benefit ratio in the overall assessment of upkeep, operation, maintenance and passenger comfort. When making these considerations, the life cycle assessment of aircraft has increasingly gained in importance over the last few years. Owing to specific conditions prevailing in Europe such as noise- or emission-dependent airport fees and emerging emission trading schemes, the environment-relevant portion of costs continues to grow in the air transport sector. Economic and research policy-makers have recognized the great importance of aeronautics research and technology for Germany as a business location. They support industrial enterprises and research institutions in this sector and thus secure economic stability and highly qualified jobs in the long run. By setting priorities in aeronautics research programs, the German government supports its very own goal of active climate and environment protection. National promotion of research by the Federal Government and the Laender is also supported at European level by assigning high priority to these programs within the EU’s Research Framework Program. - The German government’s aeronautics research program - Aeronautics research and technology project sponsor - Aeronautics Research in the EU - The Clean Sky JTI - Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) |
