Aura Aero receives 13.2 million euros from France 2030 programme

French aircraft manufacturer and low-carbon pioneer Aura Aero has become a laureate of the France 2030 ‘producing low-carbon aircraft in France’ programme, a national initiative to accelerate the transformation of key sectors in the French economy, through which it has received a 13.2 million euro ($14.13 million) financial contribution. The France 2030 initiative (launched by the French president in 2021) will invest 54bn euros ($58bn) by 2030 to ‘emerging actors’ contributing the decarbonization of the French economy. Aura Aero are currently developing a 19-seater electric-propulsion regional aircraft called the ERA, which its manufacturers say offers C02 emissions by up to