Vienna Aviation Days 2026
Organizer
Horizon Europe project exFan
Content Description
As Europe advances towards climate neutrality, cross-sector collaboration and technological innovation in aviation are more critical than ever.
The Vienna Aviation Days 2026 version will:
- Feature deeper international involvement,
- Display exhibitions of state-of-the-art and future aviation technologies and,
- Showcase how green aviation technologies fit into the European future, as the world is experiencing drastic changes.
The event will create space for discussion, strategic alignment, and practical steps forward.
The event will foster synergies between EU-funded projects, industry stakeholders, and policy initiatives, strengthening Europe's competitive and sustainable aviation ecosystem.
Join us to connect, collaborate, and help define the next chapter of sustainable aviation.
The event is organized through the Horizon Europe project exFan (101138184). This event aims to establish a platform to enable the exchange of green aviation topics across aviation research projects and to build connections between the different projects, programmes and policymakers. The topics of the projects contribute to future aircraft propulsion systems.
Program
Foreseen Agenda
Day 1: 23rd of June 2026 (09:00 - 18:00)
- 09:00 Arrival
- 9:30 Welcome & introduction to the VAD26
- 10:00 Sustainable Propulsion Systems - Disruptive Technologies and early validation #1
- DLR (exFan)
- TUM (exFan)
- 10:50 Break
- 11:10 Sustainable Propulsion Systems - Disruptive Technologies and early validation #2
- DLR Hydrogen Laboratory
- AVL
- 12:00 Lunch
- 13:00 Exhibition Session
- ADT
- Bosch Aviation
- EURA/MTU
- Railtec Arsenal
- 14:15 Coffee break
- 14:40 Powering the future: Electric Airports and Infrastructure
- ADT
- Voltfactory
- MontanUni Leoben
- tba
- 16:20 Coffee break
- 16:50 Special Session #1: Battery Technology
- ISTA
- HolyVolt
- 17:30 Summary Day 1 and Invitation to Networking Dinner
- 17:50 Evening Event with Networking Dinner
DAY 2: 24th of June 2026 (9:00 - 17:00)
- 09:00 Introduction Day 2
- 09:15 International Industry Shaping future Airspace
- MTU
- Egile
- Volocopter
- 10:30 Coffee break
- 11:00 Austrian Industry as enabler for Sustainable Aviation
- AIA
- Austrian Airlines
- tba
- tba
- 12:40 - 14:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Special Session #2: Additive Manufacturing for future Propulsion Systems
- Q-Dot
- CEIT
- 14:50 Coffee break
- 15:10 Sustainable Aviation in a changing world - Dual use opportunities in European R&D
- CAJU
- tba
- tba
- Panel Discussion
- 16:40 - 17:00 Summary Day 2, Closing Remarks
Target Audience
Representatives from
- companies in the aviation industry,
- university and non-university research institutions,
- the public sector