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France to invest in low-emission planes, sustainable aviation fuels

President Macron visits the Safran Aircraft Engines site in Villaroche, near Paris 16 June 2023. REUTERS - GONZALO FUENTES

France will invest several hundred million euros in the coming years to develop low-emission aircraft, engines and sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) as part of measures to make the French and European aviation industry greener, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.

Some 300 million euros will be spent on aircraft and motor research, Macron said on Friday during a visit of a site of aerospace engine-maker Safran in Villaroche, in the Paris region.

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