Air transport: perceptions and realities

This document was written by Éric Dautriat, Philippe Forestier, Philippe Fonta, Jean-Marc Garot and Alain Joselzon, members of the Energy and Environment Commission (C2E) of the Air and Space Academy. The first describes how air transport is included in international...

Will “sobriety” prevail in air travel – and in what form?

This article, written as part of the “Energy and Environment” Commission of the Air and Space Academy, is not an official document of the Academy, but the result of a joint drafting coordinated by Éric Dautriat with the contribution and agreement of the...

Urban Transportation of Passengers by e-VTOL

Conference proceedings « Urban Transportation of Passengers by e-VTOL » – 21 & 22 September 2022 – DGAC – Paris (in duplex with ENAC – Toulouse). Wednesday 21 September (morning) 08:45 – Practical information Alain CASSIER, programme...

Towards new European military helicopter programmes

Proceedings of the Forum of June 12, 2022 – Eurosatory Exhibition – Paris An Air and Space Academy working group carried out an analysis that looked back on the development procedures of today’s military rotorcraft, the vast majority of which were built in...

European secure connectivity

This video conference, organized by the Asociación de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos de España (AIAE) and the AAE was held on March 3, 2022. You will find below the presentation (PDF) made by Antonio Abad, Technical and Operations Director at HISPASAT, member of the Air and...

New designs for the aircraft wings of the future bioinspired

Presentation of the lecture by Marianna Braza, Research Director at the CNRS, Toulouse Institute of Fluid Mechanics on March 30, 2021 (in distance-in french only) Our activities on the theme of morphing, which consists of optimizing the shape and vibrational behavior...

Aviation year zero: towards net zero emissions

Presentation ofArthur D. Little’s study “Aviation year zero: towards net zero emissions” put forward following the webinar: “Air transport in crisis and climate challenge – Towards new paradigms” of 11 and 12 March 2021 (available...

Towards unmanned ships and aircraft? Can machines replace Humans?

Proceedings of the conference held on 9 & 10 décember 2019 at Ecole militaire, Paris Organized by This PDF document brings together all the presentations and debates If the document below doesn’t show up, you can download it by clicking here onference under...

Towards a renewal of supersonic transport?

Slide of the lecture done on 9 october 2019 at the Académie Royale de Belgique – Brussels. By Mr Gérard THERON, former head of the Airbus Propulsion competence centre, AAE member Summary: At a time when supersonic aircraft projects, mainly business aircraft, are...

Airport of the future

Presentation of the Lecture of 12 March 2019 at the Royal Academy of Belgium-Brussels. By Marc Noyelle, former deputy CEO of Aéroports de Paris and president of ADPi, AAE member Abstract: Most “Airports of the Future” (by 2060) will actually be today’s 500...