Presentation of the White Paper “The Contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Sustainable Aviation”
(Mérignac, October 15, 2025) – Dassault Aviation and Thales organized a morning presentation of the White Paper “Contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Sustainable Aeronautics” on Thursday, September 25, in Mérignac, with the support of the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology (Inria).
This White Paper is the result of a major initiative launched by the Aerospace Valley cluster, which is firmly established in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. The cluster is behind the creation and coordination of the “AI Collective for Aeronautics,” whose work has made this publication possible. This essential document serves as a compass to guide the future of sustainable aeronautics. It details the levers for action and the contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a decisive factor for innovation in the sector, both now and in the future.
It was therefore only natural that Dassault Aviation and Thales decided to host this demonstration of the dynamism, openness, and transformations of aeronautics and AI in France at Dassault Aviation in Nouvelle Aquitaine.
For AI applications, Dassault Aviation and Thales (and its AI accelerator for critical systems, cortAIx) rely on extensive and numerous collaborations with, in particular:
the Aerospace Valley and Astech competitiveness clusters in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie, and Île-de-France regions,
the IRT Saint-Exupéry and SystemX research and technology institutes,
the ANITI and Confiance.AI national AI programs,
the Inria, ONERA, and CNRS, and CEA,
AI standardization bodies (BNAE, EUROCAE, etc.),
civil aviation institutions,
the AMIAD (Ministerial Agency for Defense AI), the DGA, and the AID at the Ministry of the Armed Forces.
The work of this ecosystem ranges from scientific and applied research to the establishment of norms and standards, including certification, through to industrial and everyday applications of AI, in accordance with ethical principles and national and European regulations (AI Act).
The presentation of the white paper “Contribution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Sustainable Aeronautics” brought together around 100 guests on September 25. Dassault Aviation, Thales, Inria, the Aerospace Valley cluster, and the “AI Collective for Aeronautics” led presentations and discussions on this book published by CEPADUES. Representatives from the region’s main institutional, academic, and economic bodies participated in the event.
