The Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) Lab

The joint CAAS‑Thales innovation lab known as ‘AIR Lab’ started to operate on 1stNovember 2019 with the objective to develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) or Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) of advanced and open technologies for future Air Traffic Management (ATM). Currently, the joint lab employs a team of 30 Thales engineers and 5 CAAS engineers and air traffic controllers operating in avibrant ecosystem involving a number of Singaporean SMEs and start‑ups, as well as key research institutes.

Thales engineers include 5 domain experts – with more than 10 years of experience –coming from Thales ATM centers of competence in France and Australia. The se experts are coaching both the local Thales and CAAS engineers.

The POCs and MVPs are co‑developed with the CAAS engineers who have access to the same development tools and environment used by the Thales Engineers (provided by the Singapore branch of Thales Digital Factory). Th...