AIR LabAviation Innovation Research Lab

A joint innovation laboratory by CAAS and Thales, advancing air traffic management across Asia-Pacific.

A free, open-access cloud sandbox where Asia-Pacific aviation stakeholders can co-develop, test, and shape the next generation of air traffic management. Together.

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2019

Founded by CAAS & Thales
Singapore

10+

APAC ANSPs actively
engaged on the platform

100%

Free access,
cloud-based and open-source stack

Regional Collaboration Platform

An open sandbox for
ATM innovation

4D Trajectory

Real-time flight data enriched with global flight plans and surveillance fusion for accurate situational awareness across the entire APAC region.

Live Data

FF-ICE

Full FF-ICE/R1 stack enabling collaborative flight planning between airlines and ANSPs, from trajectory negotiation to pre-departure agreement.

ICAO Standard

Open ATM Architecture

Integrates data from airlines, airports, and service providers to make the ecosystem smarter, safer, and more connected.

Open Source

Fast Time Simulation

Accelerated simulation environment enabling ANSPs to test ATM concepts and procedures at scale, running scenarios faster than real-time to validate performance before deployment.

Research

Regional Collaboration Platform

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Platform Journey

Gradually unlocking new capabilities,
year by year

2019–23

Initializing Capabilities

Foundational platform built on open technologies. Cloud-native architecture. Regional data pipelines established.

2024

Regional Awareness

Live & historical data integration. 4D trajectory prediction. Real-time situational awareness for APAC airspace.

2025

FF-ICE Onboarding

Progressive ANSP onboarding. Full FF-ICE/R1 stack deployed. Hybrid "what-if" analysis mode introduced.

2026

Structured Collaboration

City-pair optimization. Advanced weather forecasting. High-impact use cases co-developed with ANSP partners.

Engineers, developers, ATM specialists, ATCOs, and researchers from CAAS and Thales working side by side to advance aviation across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Partnership TBO Pathfinder Workshop with CAAM and AIR Lab in Kuala Lumpur

2026-06-23

Research Managing growth, complexity & disruption for tomorrow's ATM

Planning tools traditionally focus on the present, but AIR Lab uses fast-time simulation to test responses to unprecedented regional scenarios across Asia-Pacific.

2026-04-01

Announcement FF-ICE/R1 Services Now Live on the Regional Collaboration Platform

Full trajectory negotiation and pre-departure agreement capabilities deployed for APAC ANSPs.

2025-05-01