Publications

An Air and Space Academy working group carried out an analysis that looked back on the development procedure of today’s military rotorcraft, the vast majority of which were built in European cooperation, in order to identify the needs, threats and ...

Publications Editorial: Air transport in crisis and the climate challengeby Michel WACHENHEIM, president of AAE, former permanent representative of France to ICAO, former director general of civil aviation Hydrogen tomorrowby Cédric PHILIBERT, associate researcher at the Energy and Climate Centre ...

Several studies and experiments on autonomous vehicles in the aviation and maritime sectors are at present being justified by expected gains in performance and safety and reduced environmental impact. However, there are many obstacles to overcome and many questions regarding ...

Publications Editorial: Boundless spacesby Éric DAUTRIAT, vice-president AAE, former executive director Clean Sky Report on the ESA Council at Ministerial level held in Seville on 28 November 2019by Gérard BRACHET, former AAE president, former director general of CNES The removal ...

The world of air transport is severely affected by a dual crisis –the search for “decarbonisation” and the more sudden, trickier question of managing the COVID-19 pandemic – and certain issues will persist regardless of developments. In order to move ...

Commercial aviation is having to cope simultaneously with the huge economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis and the need to rapidly deliver “greener” aviation. The traditional method of gradual technological enhancement will not allow greener aircraft to be delivered on ...

Only available in french version The Air and Space Academy and the National Academy of Technologies of France organized a conference in December 2018 on the management of large projects. About twenty of these projects were presented in various fields: ...

Publications Edito : Aviation in the light of COVID-19 by Anne-Marie MAINGUY, Former director of ONERA Lille centre, senior adviser of ONERA, president of AAE & Michel WACHENHEIM, Ambassador, former permanent representative of France to ICAO, former director general of ...

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 ...

COP21 was a crucial moment in terms of the growing awareness of states of the reality of climate change and its grave consequences for our planet. Alerted for years by the scientific community, governments at last committed to reducing anthropogenic ...

Publications Editorial: New challenges facing air transportby Michel WACHENHEIM, vice president of AAE, ambassador, former permanent representative of France to ICAO, former director general of civil aviation Air safety regulators faced with evolving technologiesby Alain LEROY, manager Innovation and special ...

Since the beginning of the space age, Western Europe has sent over forty astronauts into space, taking advantage of opportunities offered by the Soviets and Americans and participating in the International Space Station. ISS funding, according to current agreements, is ...

Publications Editorial: European military space: between sovereignty and cooperationby Anne-Marie MAINGUY, president of AAE, former director of ONERA Lille centre, senior adviser of ONERA Space systems supporting security and defence in Europeby Gérard BRACHET, former director general of CNES, former ...

The aim of the Air and Space Academy (AAE) is to develop high-level multidisciplinary thinking and to encourage the development of quality activities of all types in the field of air and space. The Annals give an overview of the ...

Publications Editorial: European defence: underlying trendsby Claude ROCHE, former vice president Large systems at Matra Défense Espace, vice president of AAE Combat aviation at a turning pointby General Jean-Georges BREVOT, former Commander of Defence and Air Operations (CDAOA) of the ...

Publications Edito : The origins of the “Tomato” association by Thierry PRUNIER,Former director general of unmanned aircraft systems, Dassault Aviation, president of Tomato, vice-president of AAE Aviation heritage by Christian RAVEL, Founder and Heritage VP, GPPA/Espace Air Passion Museum, VP ...