Vienna Aviation Days are back, and the topic of this year is “Future propulsion systems from tank to thrust, from research to qualification”. The focus is on combining current developments that will go into operation before 2035 with research to scale up sustainable technologies to achieve climate neutral aviation by 2050. Collaboration between policymakers, researchers, and industry leaders is essential to bridge gaps, foster innovation, and accelerate the transition from laboratory breakthroughs to commercial implementation.
The Vienna Aviation days are organized through the Horizon Europe project exFan (101138184). The aim of this event is to establish a platform to enable an exchange of green aviation topics for aviation research projects and build a connection between the different projects, programmes and policy makers. The topics of the projects contribute to future aircraft propulsion systems.
A preliminary agenda is presented below and will be updated regularly.
Preliminary Agenda
Arrival
Good days start with a coffee in the company of nice people!
Welcome
Knowing what to expect helps to feel more comfortable and prepared for the day!
- Welcome speech and Agenda
- Introduction speech by WKO
- Introduction speech by ClimAVTech Cluster
- Introduction speech by ADT
Short break
In case you missed the first coffee in the morning!
Session I:
The Horizon of Propulsion Systems
The first step towards climate neutral aviation is to get demonstrators in the air!
Speakers:
- Austro Engine/TU Wien (Felix Zahradnik/Florian Kleissner)
- Conscious Aerospace (Bidin Sulejmanovic)
- Diamond Aircraft (Maarten Frijling)
- eMoSys (Ferdinand Wolf)
Lunch break
A little snack to get you through the day!
Session II:
The ClimAVTech Cluster
Networking is about planting relations. ClimAVTech plants relations for a sustainable future of aviation.
- High-level-pitch
- Poster session with all the ClimAVTech projects
Coffee break
A coffee in the afternoon keeps you awake the rest of the day!
Session III:
Beyond the Horizon of Propulsion Systems
Low-TRL research is the pathfinder towards upscaling climate neutral aviation in the future.
Speakers:
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Jan Donndorf)
- Combustion Bay One & TU Graz (Nina Paulitsch)
- Ergon Research (Lorenzo Mazzei)
- Universidad Carlos III (Rauno Cavallaro)
Dinner
Enjoy a relaxing time and review the day in a pleasant atmosphere.
Arrival
Good days start with a coffee in the company of nice people!
Session IV:
Surface Technologies - Macroscopic challenges, microscopic solutions
While small, surface properties play a major role for nearly every component within a propulsion system.
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Speakers:
- CIDETEC Surface Engineering (Jaime Ochoa, M. Belén García Blanco)
- Bionic Surface Technologies (Andreas Flanschger)
- Politecnico Di Milano (Mario Guagliano)
- RHP Technology (Carlos Belei)
Short break
In case you missed the first coffee in the morning!
Session V:
Pathway from Lab to Air - Policy and Standardisation
Overcoming the great hurdle of time-efficient transition through the TRLs towards commercial use.
Speakers:
- TEST-FUCHS & Magna Aerospace (Michael Schilling & Martin Stubenrauch)
- Rail Tec Arsenal (Hermann Ferschitz)
- FFG (Polina Wilhelm)
Panel discussion with:
- CINEA (Michail Kyriakopoulos)/ BMWE (GER, Kai Wagner) / BMIMI (AT, Ingrid Kernstock) / DLR (Hartwig Hagena)
Closure of the VAD 25
We hope you had a great time and wish you a safe journey home!
We'll see you at the VAD26!
Vienna Aviation Days 2025 proceedings will be published by Springer
Journal Steering Committee:
Prof. Francesca Di Mare
Dr. Hanns Amri
Monika Thaller
Lorenz Braumann
More to come soon—let's stay connected!
