AIR LabAviation Innovation Research Lab

2019
Founded by CAAS & Thales
Singapore
10+
APAC ANSPs actively
engaged on the platform
100%
Free access,
cloud-based and open-source stack

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

What you can do
on the platform

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.
AIR Lab team AIR Lab team AIR Lab team

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

Engineering ATM Operations Research Data Science
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News &
updates

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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
AIR Lab team

A team built on
shared ambition.

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

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Where aviation innovators connect and collaborate

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Ready to join the
collaboration?

Whether you're an ANSP, research institution, or technology provider: the RCP is open for collaboration.

Location AIR Lab @ WeWork, Suntec Tower 5
Temasek Boulevard, Singapore 038985