Hybrid electric aviation offers a new mode of regional transport for multiple applications: passenger transport, medical evacuation cargo, organ transport... Hybridization techniques are a first technological leap enabling general aviation to meet its carbon objectives as the best route to more sustainable aviation, compatible with the transition from kerosene to SAF. Hybridization will also enable […]
. By Franck Goldnadel, President of Aéroports de la Côte d'Azur The greening of aviation is often talked about by manufacturers and airlines, but less so by hospitality structures, which also have serious challenges to face. These include the airport's technical resources, the preparation of refuelling with new fuels, some of which are difficult to […]
By Prof. Guy André Boy, FlexTech Chair, ESTIA & CentraleSupélec (Paris Saclay University), AAE member We now live in a digital and virtual world in which we seek ever closer proximity to reality. Artificial intelligence (AI) has invaded our lives, and the relationship between humans and AI should be further explored from the point of […]
Conference organized by 3AF Midi-Pyrénées in partnership with the Académie de l'air et de l'espace and in collaboration with the Aérothèque. Presented by Guy DESTARAC, head of the 3AF Midi-Pyrénées heritage working group This talk will retrace the genesis of the program in the context of the times: air transport was engaged in the race […]
Public session - Pierre Baudis Congress Centre (Cassiopeia hall) 09:30 - Reception speech Didier FUSSEN, Doctor of Science, former head of the "Solar Radiation" department at Belgium's Royal Institute for Space Aeronomy, full member of Section 1, elected June 15, 2023, on : "Between the two infinities, Science as Pascalian entertainment". 09:50 - Introducing the […]
Conference as part of the "Scroll!" 2025 Festival organized by Toulouse Metropole. By Roland Lehoucq, astrophysicist at CEA Saclay Space travel is a favorite theme in science fiction. Some films, like Star Wars or Star Trek, feature fabulous spaceships that take you from planet to planet like a bus. Others, like Avatar, show more plausible […]
Artificial Intelligence is now present at every step of our lives; every action, every device involves AI. However, there are many mysteries surrounding these two letters AI. According to some, they will change our lives; for others, they should be viewed with great caution. Whatever the case, this new "tool" must be integrated into our […]
After the success of the first symposium held at the Air Museum in Le Bourget in January 2024: "The transport of tomorrow, which engineers for such ambitions?", the organizers are very pleased to invite you to a second edition: AGILE KNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION: WHAT METHODS FOR SUCH AN AMBITION? We look forward to seeing you at […]
By Marc Baumgartner, Room Manager and Air Traffic Controller at Skyguide, AAE member The impact of COVID on aviation was abysmal. Air traffic was at an all-time low. By 2024, air traffic and flight delays had reached pre-pandemic levels, prompting numerous complaints from airlines. Why is air traffic control unable to overcome bottlenecks, despite 20 […]
For 2 days, the Concorde n°1, on display in the museum's collections and recently listed as a Monument Historique, pending its classification in 2025, will be in the spotlight. The Air and Space Academy, will be present at Weekend Concorde 2025: Concorde Monument Historiquea not-to-be-missed event to be held at the Aeroscopia museum. This exceptional […]
Lecture in french by Sylvie Vauclair, astrophysicist, emeritus university professor, fellow of AAE Since the dawn of mankind, human beings have sought to understand the world in which they live and to situate themselves in relation to it. Science and technology have led to spectacular advances that have challenged old ideas and overturned humanity's view […]
By Cathy Clerbaux, Director of Research at CNRS, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, member of AAE The media regularly report that the state of the atmosphere is getting worse, and that man is primarily responsible. Over the past twenty years or so, scientists have had access to an impressive array of observations (particularly by satellite). Was […]