Brazil’s Embraer signs R&D partnership with Widerøe and Rolls-Royce on sustainable aircraft

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Updated: Feb 16, 2022, 23:51 UTC

(Reuters) - Brazil planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday it signed a research partnership with Norwegian company Widerøe and Rolls-Royce aiming to create a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft.

(Reuters) – Brazil planemaker Embraer said on Wednesday it signed a research partnership with Norwegian company Widerøe and Rolls-Royce aiming to create a conceptual zero-emission regional aircraft.

The study will last 12 months and will provide research and pre-competitive development of regional sustainable aircraft, the company said in a securities filing.

(Reporting by Carolina Pulice; Editing by Chris Reese)

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