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Claude d'Abzac-Epezy honoured with the French National Order of Merit

Claude d’Abzac-Epezy honoured with the French National Order of Merit

In an emotional ceremony, surrounded by her loved ones and colleagues, our friend and colleague Claude d'Abzac-Epezy, Ph.D. in History and Research Fellow at the Centre d'Etudes d'Histoire de la ...
Section II at Aerospace Valley

Section II at Aerospace Valley

 As part of its partnership with the Aerospace Valley Cluster, Section II of the AAE held its meeting on March 26, 2024 in building B612, the Innovation Center of the ...
Jean-Marc Weber passes away

Jean-Marc Weber passes away

Jean-Marc Weber, Ingénieur de l'Armement and Honorary Member of the Académie de l'air et de l'espace (section 5), passed away on February 22, 2024 at the age of 89. Born ...
Thesis Prize "Law, Economics and Sociology of Air and Space Transport"

Thesis Prize “Law, Economics and Sociology of Air and Space Transport”

The Thesis Prize "Law, Economics and Sociology of Air and Space Transport", created by the French Air and Space Academy, is awarded to a doctoral thesis defended in French or ...

In the agenda

Conferences, forums, lectures, etc. Find here all the events in Europe organized by the Academy but also those of our partners.

24 Apr 2024
Roma
Decarbonizing Air Transport and Reaching Autonomous Human Spaceflight : Two Topical Challenges for Europe

Decarbonizing Air Transport and Reaching Autonomous Human Spaceflight : Two Topical Challenges for Europe

A meeting organized by the Air and Space Academy  and the Center of Aerospace Research of Sapienza, University of Rome ...
28 May 2024
Toulouse
Stratospheric balloons and their applications

Stratospheric balloons and their applications

By Vincent Dubourg, Deputy Director of Balloons at CNES, Orbital Systems and Applications Division For 60 years, CNES (Centre National ...
13 Jun 2024
Paris
White Trails from Aircraft: Origin and Climate Impact, Composition and Interaction with the Atmosphere

White Trails from Aircraft: Origin and Climate Impact, Composition and Interaction with the Atmosphere

White streaks are sometimes observed in the wake of aircraft. In some cases, these can turn into cirrus clouds which, ...
25 Jun 2024
Toulouse
Next-generation aviation: decarbonised and hybrid aircraft

Next-generation aviation: decarbonised and hybrid aircraft

Par Jean-Christophe Lambert, Cofounder & CEO, Ascendance  L’objectif de la neutralité́ carbone des avions, fixé à l’horizon 2050, ne pourra ...

Latest publications

Find all the opinions, Dossiers and other official publications of the Academy. The PDF versions of our books are free to download or available for purchase in book version.

Opinion N°20: Decarbonising air transport

Opinion N°20: Decarbonising air transport

Air transport is global: it has enabled an incredible expansion in relations between peoples. It intends to be sustainable in ...
Opinion N°19: Space exploration: keeping the momentum going

Opinion N°19: Space exploration: keeping the momentum going

In May 2023, the AAE, with the support of AIDAA, SGAC and Politecnico di Torino, organised an international conference on ...
Opinion No.18: Collaborative air and space combat operations in Europe

Opinion No.18: Collaborative air and space combat operations in Europe

Joint opinion paper of the AAE and the DGLR Enabling collaborative operations is a major challenge considering the variety of ...
Opinion No.17: Recommendations for New European military helicopter programmes

Opinion No.17: Recommendations for New European military helicopter programmes

It is time to prepare the next generation of helicopters and VTOLs. This opinion, the result of a joint study ...

Documents and Medias

Find in this section the replay of our conferences and public sessions, the reception speeches of the new members, the proceedings of symposia and forums, technical presentations as well as the work of the sections and commissions

Free speech by members

The texts published in this section allow members of the Academy to express themselves freely on the subjects of their choice. These documents reflect only the opinion of their authors and do not in any way engage the official word of the Air and Space Academy.

Update on Airline Pilot Hypovigilance and Incapacitation Detectors

By Jean-Jacques SPEYER, member of the Civil Aeronautics Commission of the AAE This note recalls ...

TRAIN and PLANE: Decarbonization in the same fight?

By Xavier BOUIS, AAE member and President of the IESF Aeronautics and Aerospace Sectoral Committee ...

SAF and energy efficiency, inseparable keys to aeronautical decarbonization

By Jean-Paul Herteman, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SAFRAN, Honorary Member of the ...