Aviation Twin Transition (ATT) Cluster
The ATT Cluster brings together organisations working on the digital and sustainable transformation of aviation.
Initiated by Future Needs through our aviation innovation projects, it has evolved into a community where people connect, collaborate, and continue building impact beyond individual projects.
What is the ATT Cluster?
The ATT Cluster connects organisations across research, industry, and policy working on aviation innovation, from digital technologies and new business models to sustainable aviation solutions. It was created to sustain collaboration beyond individual EU projects and turn short-term partnerships into long-term connections. Today, the cluster brings together a community that wants to stay connected, exchange knowledge, and explore new opportunities together.
Why join
The ATT Cluster brings together people working on the future of aviation to develop and demonstrate technologies that support digitalisation and automation across the sector. Together, we share a common vision: to make aviation greener, more circular, and globally competitive. We offer an open, pan-European space to exchange ideas, share knowledge, and tackle real-world challenges in a practical, collaborative way.
You will:
- connect with organisations from research, industry, and policy
- collaborate on events, initiatives, and shared activities
- stay engaged beyond project participation
- explore future collaboration opportunities and build partnerships for upcoming initiatives
- take part in working groups and contribute to discussions around topics that matter to you
- increase your visibility across a relevant European network
Our goals
- To enable new European business models and products with minimal environmental impact and opportunities for European competitiveness.
- To transform digital aviation and space technologies as well as IAM.
- To enable new services with pronounced societal impact for intermodal and multimodal transport, search and rescue operations, fast response to natural disasters, freight, firefighting, high altitude earth data-services, agriculture and forestry.
- To leverage new aviation products and services that exploit Artificial Intelligence and have pronounced impact to productivity, efficiency, automation and cost reduction.
- To minimise the risks risks posed by emerging threats to aviation such as cybersecurity, COVID-19, extreme weather conditions (e.g. temperature change, wind patterns).
- To leverage technologies that address applications in difficult to access areas, including the open sea emergency response, avalanches, landslides and floods are within the scope of the topic.
- To exploit synergies with aviation, space and defence.
“Innovation doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when we put our minds together. We created the ATT Cluster to make sure great work doesn’t stop at project boundaries – but continues through people, collaboration, and shared ambition.” – Anna Palaiologk, Founder & Head of Research, Future Needs
Some of our activities
EUROCONTROL WEBINARS | January – February, 2026
A key milestone of the ATT Cluster was a 3-part webinar series organised in collaboration with EUROCONTROL in early 2026. The series brought together organisations and experts to explore topics such as environmental modelling, business perspectives, and implementation challenges in aviation.
- 3 webinars organised
- Over 500 total registrations
- Over 90% overall satisfaction rate
U-SpaceWiki CONTRIBUTIONS | January, 2026
Cluster members have also contributed to the first terms of U-SpaceWiki, a public glossary designed to bring clarity to Europe’s future airspace and support a shared understanding of key concepts across the sector.
CLUSTERING EVENT IN ATHENS | July, 2025
The ATT Clustering event took place on 29–30 July 2025 in Athens, Greece. It brought together experts, industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers to explore the sustainable and digital transformation of aviation and IAM.
Through keynotes, panel discussions, and workshops, participants exchanged insights, explored innovative solutions, and strengthened collaboration across projects and stakeholders.
- 2-day event
- 48 experts
- 6,000 people reached online
- 1 digital abstract book
- 19 speaker sessions available online
DIGITAL AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES WEBINAR | June, 2025
The webinar focused on key socio-economic and business aspects of digital aviation technologies, highlighting how digital solutions are shaping safer, more sustainable, and efficient aviation. Through a roundtable discussion with industry experts, participants explored the applications and implications of digital transition across the sector.
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