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Part funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) through the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, the SATE (Sustainable Aviation Test Environment) project will create the UK s first operationally-based, low-carbon aviation test centre at HIAL’s Kirkwall Airport in the Orkney Islands.
It will operate for an 18-month period and has been launched as part of UKRI’s Future Flight Challenge, which supports the development of greener ways to fly. The programme will test different types of low-carbon aircraft to identify the next generation of air services, as well as the operational airport infrastructure necessary to support sustainable aviation.