The first round of Airbus’ global student competition, Fly Your Ideas, was launched this week, inviting students to create innovative ideas for real-world aviation challenges. The launch took place at Airbus’ headquarters in Toulouse, France, during an official visit by UNESCO’s Assistant Director General of Natural Sciences, Flavia Schlegel. Students have until 25 November 2016 to create a team and submit the Round 1 questionnaire, detailing their idea, including its origin, potential benefits and how it could be further developed.

The 5 Challenges for the 2017 edition were selected by over 400 Airbus employees. Students need to come up with an innovative idea to address one of the following questions.

Business models: What else could be done with aircraft other than transportation?

Flight operations: How can big data be used to improve efficiency of flight operations?

Passenger experience: How can new processes or layouts ease passenger boarding and disembarking, whilst increasing capacity for luggage?

Design engineering: How can artificial intelligence support aircraft design and/or manufacturing?

Manufacturing: How can manufacturing be disruptively improved to reduce waste and ensure the sustainability of resources?

Since Fly Your Ideas’ launch in 2008, more than 15,000 students have registered to participate, from over 600 universities in more than 100 countries worldwide.

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