The ENAIRE Foundation awards grants for 168,000 euros to preserve Spain's historical aeronautical heritage
For the fourth time, the ENAIRE Foundation has presented the grants it awards annually to preserve Spain's historical aeronautical heritage, grants that are valued at 168,000 euros.
The Secretary of State for Transport and Sustainable Mobility, José Antonio Santano Clavero, as the president of the ENAIRE Foundation, awarded by way of a final decision the grants intended to preserve Spain's aeronautical historical heritage.
The grants in this 2024 edition were awarded, based on the scores received by each applicant, to the following four entities and for the following amounts:
- Fundación Infante de Orleans: 97,000 euros.
- Fundació Parc Aeronàutic de Catalunya: 54,000 euros.
- Fundación Aérea de la Comunidad Valenciana: 12,000 euros.
- Asociación Deportiva Jacob 52: 5,000 euros
The recipients of this aid are non-profit entities with a tax residence in Spain that have a collection of at least 4 historic aircraft
Through these nationwide grants, the ENAIRE Foundation supports the preservation of Spain's aeronautical heritage and helps disseminate aeronautical culture by assisting in the conservation of historic, life-size aircraft for the public's enjoyment and knowledge.
The rules for these grants state that the recipients must be non-profit entities with a tax residence in Spain that have a collection of at least four life-size historic aircraft. The aircraft can be in use, on the ground, undergoing repairs or overhauls, or static aircraft on display.
To receive these grants, the winning organisations must make their collection of historic aircraft accessible to the public for educational or informative purposes, either in person or through a dedicated website.
In addition, in keeping with the goals of supporting and disseminating aeronautical culture, the ENAIRE Foundation is incorporating new digital museum resources, which will be implemented in the institutions benefiting from these grants and in other aeronautical institutions that have received grants previously to preserve Spain's aeronautical heritage. The Foundation thus seeks to disseminate the aeronautical heritage whose preservation it promotes.
About ENAIRE Foundation
Is a cultural institution of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility that, in addition to managing, preserving and exhibiting the ENAIRE Collection of Contemporary Art, engages in a comprehensive annual programme of activities that focus on aeronautical art and culture. Notably, it is one of the institutions that currently provides the most support to photography through its annual prizes - which have become a benchmark for professional photographers - and by hosting exhibits.
It is the only foundation in Spain that combines the two seemingly disparate themes of art and aeronautical culture, bringing them together by undertaking a programme of activities that promote the study, research, knowledge and dissemination of aeronautical culture, integrating history and modernity to raise awareness of the world of aviation in our country.
The Naves de Gamazo are the first permanent home of the ENAIRE Collection of Contemporary Art, an example of collaboration between government agencies that was made possible thanks to the partnership and joint efforts of the Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, the Government of Cantabria, through the Office for Culture, Tourism and Sport, and the Port Authority of Santander, which share the operating expenses of the centre in order to ensure the present and future viability of this cultural project.
These new museum resources are now available on the Foundation's website.
About ENAIRE
ENAIRE is the air navigation service provider in Spain.
As a company of the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility, it provides en route control services for all flights and overflights from five control centres in Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Gran Canaria and Palma, as well as approach services to every airport in the country.
In addition, 46 airports receive communication, navigation and surveillance services from ENAIRE, which also maintains their air traffic control systems, and 21 of them, including the country's busiest airports, rely on its aerodrome air traffic control services.
ENAIRE is Europe's fourth largest air traffic manager and participates in the A6 Alliance, a coalition of air navigation providers responsible for over 80% of European air traffic, and which is seeking to modernise the air traffic management system. It is also a member of other international alliances promoting the Single European sky, such as SESAR Joint Undertaking, SESAR Deployment Manager, iTEC, CANSO and ICAO.
ENAIRE, as the responsible agency identified by the Ministry of Sustainable Transport and Mobility to implement the U-Space system in Spain, will, through its digital platform, provide the Common Information Services (CIS), which are essential to facilitate U-space services to drones and Urban Air Mobility in cooperation with local air traffic services, so that all types of aircraft can fly safely in the same airspace.
ENAIRE has received the highest score in Europe on the aviation safety key performance indicator for four years in a row. It has also been awarded the EFQM 500 Seal for its safe, efficient, innovative and sustainable management of air navigation services.
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