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FLY AI Forum 2025
From Machine Learning to Generative AI
In partnership with the FLY AI group members
The third edition of the FLY AI Forum will take place on 22-23 April 2025 at our Brussels Headquarters, bringing together key stakeholders to explore the transformative role of AI in the aviation sector.
Organised on behalf of our FLY AI partners—including the European Commission (EC), European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD), Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO), European Defence Agency (EDA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), International Federation of Air Traffic Safety Electronics Associations (IFATSEA), ACI EUROPE, NATO and SESAR Joint Undertaking —the Forum will showcase cutting-edge AI applications in aviation.
The event will focus on practical demonstrations and operational use cases across the following key areas:
- Research and Innovation
- Regulatory Compliance
- Machine Learning and Generative AI
- Societal and Human Aspects
- Technical Challenges in AI Product Development
- Addressing Major Aviation Challenges (e.g., crisis management in response to climate change)
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In partnership with the FLY AI group members
The third edition of the FLY AI Forum taking place on 22-23 April 2025 at our Brussels Headquarters will explore how we are mastering the use of AI in the aviation sector.
Organised on behalf of our FLY AI partners - the EC, EASA, ASD, CANSO, EDA, IATA, IFATCA, IFATSEA, ACI EUROPE, NATO and the SESAR 3 JU, the FLY AI Forum will showcase the latest AI-based applications in aviation, focusing on demonstrations and operational use cases in the following areas:
- Research and innovation
- Regulatory compliance
- Machine learning and generative AI
- Societal and human aspects
- Technical challenges during the AI product stage
- Dealing with the big aviation challenges (for ex crisis management relating to climate change)
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Agenda
08:30 - 10:00
Registration & welcome coffee
Moderated by:
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome by Tony Licu, Acting Head of NM Technology Division & Head of the Digital Transformation Office, EUROCONTROL
10:15 – 12:00
Session 1: Research and Innovation
This first session will provide an overview of key European research and innovation programmes in artificial intelligence (AI) for air traffic management (ATM).
Starting with an overview of all SESAR AI-related research projects, the SESAR JU will present its strategic orientations and AI research needs for ATM.
ANITI CEO will take participants through the latest trends in AI that could further shape the future of aviation.
NATS will present its Project BlueBird, the first AI system to control a section of airspace to be demonstrated in live shadow trials based on a digital twin of UK airspace.
EUROCONTROL experts will then present our latest AI products which have been successfully developed and deployed for airlines and airports as well as by our Network Management Operations Centre in order to improve aviation performance and its new AI-based platform directly enhancing the accuracy of NM systems.
Moderated by:
Ruben Flohr
SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking
Keynote speaker:
Andreas Boschen, SJU
Speakers:
Romaric Redon, ANITI
Richard Cannon, NATS
Alessandro Prister, SJU & Jason Gauci, University of Malta, Aurélie Peuaud, ENAC, Aurelie Aurilla Arntzen, University of South-Eastern Norway, Gabriella Gigante, CIRA (the Italian Airspace Research Centre)
Camille Anoraud & Benjamin Cramet, EUROCONTROL
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AI Trends
ANITIProject Bluebird
NATSSESAR JU Artificial Intelligence Work Programme
SESAR Joint UndertakingASTRA - AI-enabled tactical FMP hotspot prediction and resolution
University of MaltaHypersolver
ENACAn AI-based Vision Framework for a safe Drone’s Operations in restricted and urban area - AI4HyDrop
University of South-Eastern NorwayHUCAN
CIRA (the Italian Airspace Research Centre)From Ideas to Ops Room: Leveraging AI R&I for Operational Benefits
EUROCONTROL12:00 – 13:30
Lunch break & tour of exhibits
13:30 – 15:00
Session 2: Regulation and standardisation
In view of the upcoming publication of the EU AI ACT and the preparation of the EASA AI regulation for aviation, the European Commission and EASA will brief participants on the AI regulatory frameworks, using real use cases to explain the various steps required for the certification of an AI-based aircraft equipment.
Finally, an update on the latest AI standardisation activities for aviation will be provided by CEN/CENELEC and EUROCAE.
Moderated by:
Guillaume Soudain
EASA
Speakers:
Antoine Alexandre André, European Commission
Francois Triboulet, EASA
Hugo Silva, DAEDALEAN
Patrick Bezombes, CEN/CENELEC
Anna Guégan, EUROCAE
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Session 2: AI regulation, standardisation and application
EASAThe AI Act and its impact on the aviation sector
European CommissionAI trustworthiness guidelines
EASAA sneak peek into ML certification using EASA First Usable Guidance for Level 1 AI/ML applications
DAEDALEANCEN-CENELEC JTC 21 (artificial intelligence) activities in the context of the AI act
CEN/CENELECWG-114 AI Standards in Aviation
EUROCAE15:00 – 15:45
Coffee break & tour of exhibits
15:45 – 17:30
Session 3: Improving the network's performance with AI
In this session, EUROCONTROL, ENAV and NAV CANADA will present several AI applications supporting the ATM sector’s operations and their performance. FREQUENTIS will explain how AI can deliver NOTAMs in an easy, digestible and intelligent manner to the user. Finally, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) will present how AI will improve the optimisation of runway use at several German airports.
Moderated by:
Paul Bosman
EUROCONTROL
Speakers:
Emilien Robert, EUROCONTROL
Shavin Fernando, NAV CANADA
Alessandro Longobardi, ENAV
Dirk Zinkhan, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
Catalin-Sergiu Cristea, FREQUENTIS
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AI4CNS
EUROCONTROLDigital Twin Sector Performance Optimizer (DT-SPO)
NAV CANADASTORY (Speech Transcription fOR safetY)
ENAVSEN4Airports
Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)NOTAM WINGMAN: AI-driven Optimization of Operational NOTAM Management
FREQUENTIS17:30 – 19:00
Networking drink & tour of demos
08:00 - 09:00
Registration & welcome coffee
09:00 - 09:05
Opening by Paul Bosman, Head of ATM Infrastructure, EUROCONTROL
09:00 – 10:30
Session 4: Flying with AI
This session will complement session 3 and showcase how AI:
- is being embraced by airlines;
- can facilitate drone operations;
- can be used to shape a full range of new capabilities and services.
The topic of sustainability with an overview of the results from ongoing contrails detection activities will end this session.
Moderated by:
Romaric Redon
ANITI
Speakers:
Christos Skliros, Hellenic Drones
Hicham Atassi, Honeywell
Nima Barraci, Lufthansa
Oğuzhan Doğan Albayrak, Sun Express & Emre Koyuncu, ITU
Gabriel Jarry, EUROCONTROL & Junzi Sun, TU Delft
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NEFELI - Automatic non-cooperative aircraft detection and collision estimaion for autonomous aircraft
Hellenic DronesSESAR Darwin Project - Developing scalable human-AI collaborative systems for advanced operations
HoneywellWhere we come from, where we are & where we go - AI in our production
LufthansaAI-Enhanced Operations Shift Assitance – AIRMIND Module
SunExpress Airlines & ITU Aerospace Research CenterContrail Detection and Modelling using Deep Learning
EUROCONTROLContrail Segmentation With Deep Learning - Part II
TU Delft10:30 – 11:00
Coffee break & tour of exhibits
11:00 – 12:30
Session 5: Human-AI Teaming
This session will focus on human-AI teaming, a collaborative approach that combines human expertise with AI, providing different levels of assistance to the human (from augmentation to autonomy). Participants will discover the first results of the HAIKU and SESAR 3JU JARVIS research projects, which are both developing digital assistants in a variety of aviation contexts (ATM, airport, air operations & drones) and understand the essential role that these assistants could play in the near future
Human-AI teaming will be further illustrated in the specific case of SCRIBE, a speech-recognition tool already in operation in France and supporting operators in their safety responsibilities.
Finally, IFATCA will share their perspective on the operational uptake of AI and in the context of human-AI teaming.
Moderated by:
Barry Kirwan
EUROCONTROL
Speakers:
Thomas Roques & Jérémi Carol, DSNA
Simone Pozzi, Deep Blue
Dmitrii Kirov, Collins Aerospace
Benjamin van der Sanden, IFATCA
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Scribe - ATC Speech Recognition
DSNAHaiku - Overview of the project
Deep BlueJARVIS - Just A Rather Very Intelligent System
Collins Aerospace, DLRHuman-AI teaming from an ATC perspectie - joint cognitive human machine systems
IFATCA12:30 - 14:00
Lunch break & tour of exhibits
14:00 - 15:30
Session 6: Transversal Areas of AI
In this session, our panellists will explore various transversal topics related to the use of AI in aviation, focussing on:
- new cybersecurity threats;
- promising technical solutions, system architecture and human responses from aviation;
- pros and cons of AI implementation, including ethical, privacy and societal considerations.
Moderated by:
Enrico Parini
EDA
Speakers:
Monika Adamczyk, ENISA
Isidoros Monogioudis, EDA
Theodore Kiritsis, IFATSEA
Ender Çetin, Barcelona Technical University (UPC)
Bahtiar Mustafa, EUROCONTROL
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Counter Drone Systems
Barcelona Technical University (UPC)The ATSEP Role in CNS/ATM Cybersecurity events
IFATSEA15:30 – 16:00
Close-out and Wrap-up
Participation
Our FLY AI Forum focuses on the practical application of artificial intelligence in aviation and is ideal for:
- Engineers and experts already actively working in the domain of AI
- AI project managers and data scientists
- Everyone with a vested interest in AI for aviation.
Registrations are closed as the event has reached capacity. The event will be livestreamed on this page, but no online participation is possible (i.e. asking or answering questions).