Corporative
At Aena, we believe that innovation is key to improving our services, boosting operational efficiency and creating value for our customers and society. To this end, we create strategic alliances with companies in the technology and services sector, promoting initiatives that allow us to explore, validate and implement innovative solutions.
Each of these strategic partnerships aims to generate specific benefits in our processes and operations, in line with our strategic plan. Below we share information on the initiatives, which we continue to drive forward to strengthen our position in the airport sector.
Innovation agreements
In 2025
Evacuation system based on smart lighting
Date
26/03/2025
Colaboration with
Zemper
Object
The goal of the pilot is to assess the feasibility of implementing innovative emergency lighting systems for airport facilities.
Validity
26/03/2025 – 26/9/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations
Bird Detection using AI cameras
Date
03/06/2025
Colaboration with
CRIDA - ATM R&D&i Reference Centre
Object
The goal is to improve real-time bird detection using AI cameras and to expand information available on birdlife in the airport surroundings, as well as the identification of areas with a higher density of birds.
Validity
03/06/2025 – 03/06/2026
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations
Detection and Repelling of small mammals on perimeter fencing with AI
Date
03/06/2025
Colaboration with
Flox Robotics
Object
Technology based on static devices located on perimeter fencing with wildlife detection systems using cameras, AI classification and sound repelling.
Validity
03/06/2025 – 03/06/2026
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations
Obstacle marker monitor
Date
25/03/2025
Colaboration with
Industrias Electricas Soler
Object
System for monitoring the operation of obstacle markers remotely in order to optimise the visual inspection process and status of obstacle markers in the vicinity of the airport.
Validity
25/03/2025 - 25/09/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
In 2024
Capacity control in the arrivals area
Date
18/10/2024
Colaboration with
TEKNEI
Object
Use sensors to monitor Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals emitted by mobile devices in the baggage reclaim carousel area of the airport, analysing presence and mobility in the area.
Validity
18/10/2024 – 18/02/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Drone mission management platform
Date
16/10/2024
Colaboration with
Zelenza
Object
Validate the operation of a drone management platform, which will facilitate the management and launch of drone missions.
Validity
16/10/2024 – 16/10/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Interactive family play area
Date
13/09/2024
Colaboration with
iWall
Object
Install a new interactive family play area designed to offer more than 17 different games, testing usage and user satisfaction.
Validity
13/09/2024 – 27/12/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Autonomous perimeter surveillance robot
Date
30/04/2024
Colaboration with
Star Robotics
Object
Validate the operation of an autonomous perimeter surveillance robot in order to check its capacity to detect intruders and send alerts to the security centre, with the use of artificial intelligence.
Validity
30/04/2024 – 30/04/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Lost property platform
Date
30/04/2024
Colaboration with
FindMyLost
Object
Analyse improved efficiency and agility in lost property management with a lost property management platform, assessing user satisfaction in terms of service quality and usability.
Validity
30/04/2024 – 30/04/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Passenger traceability and connectivity (integrated in SKYPASS project)
Date
29/04/2024
Colaboration with
GALGUS
Object
Test a technological solution for user counting and a Passpoint-based technological solution for seamless transition between 5G mobile and Wi-Fi networks.
Validity
29/04/2024 – 28/04/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Smart lockers
Date
05/04/2024
Colaboration with
Columat
Object
Install a Smart Locker with different types of compartments, touch screen and QR reader, with the aim of analysing the technical and operational feasibility of the solution for the identified use cases, as well as assessing user satisfaction, service quality and usability, and identifying new services to offer the user.
Validity
05/04/2024 – 05/04/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
AI Assistant for the Airport Management Centre
Date
05/03/2024
Colaboration with
EY (Ernst & Young)
Object
Test an artificial intelligence assistant to facilitate decision-making in the Airport Management Centre, based on operational procedures and general airport rules.
Validity
05/03/2024 – 30/09/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Waste management at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Date
27/02/2024
Colaboration with
EcoCuadrado
Object
Determine the potential for change in waste management at the airport and whether waste management in other sectors can be applied at the airport.
Validity
27/02/2024 – 11/10/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Autonomous baggage vehicle at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Date
31/01/2024
Colaboration with
Groundforce
Object
Validate the driving of an autonomous vehicle for baggage transport inside the airport apron.
Validity
31/01/2024 – 09/07/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
H2 hubs at airports
Date
25/01/2024
Colaboration with
Airbus, Repsol, Iberia, Air Nostrum and Exolum
Object
To provide the parties with a broad understanding of the process of supplying hydrogen (gaseous and/or liquid) to airports, the necessary adaptation of airport infrastructures and ground operations, and the for the deployment of H2 commercial aviation.
Validity
25/01/2024 – 25/01/2026
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
In 2023
Cargo container monitoring
Date
15/12/2023
Colaboration with
Inditex and AllRead
Object
Verify the use of video-analysis to monitor loading process and compare the results obtained with traditional processes.
Validity
15/12/2023 – 29/11/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Vertical garden at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Date
07/12/2023
Colaboration with
Murarte
Object
Test the effectiveness of a decontaminating vertical garden using nanotechnology (NaNOx). A synthetic vertical garden to decontaminate greenhouse gases will be tested, consisting of a series of panels arranged vertically, forming a wall with three-dimensional floral decoration.
Validity
07/12/2023 – 07/06/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Bins with IoT
Date
29/11/2023
Colaboration with
Vilagrasa
Object
Assess operational efficiency and cost savings using a waste bin data monitoring system.
Validity
29/11/2023 – 14/11/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Self check-in at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport
Date
31/10/2023
Colaboration with
Ryanair Airware
Object
Check the feasibility of including stand-alone check-in devices integrated with the airline's mobile application.
Validity
31/10/2023 – 31/10/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Management of people with reduced mobility at the Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas, Palma de Mallorca and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández airports
Date
13/10/2023
Colaboration with
GTD Systems
Object
Test and evaluate the functional and technical feasibility of a new service management system for people with reduced mobility, as a possible replacement for Aena's current SGPMR system.
Validity
13/10/2023 – 27/12/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Drone fleet and pilot management platform
Date
13/10/2023
Colaboration with
ITG
Object
Test the operation of a drone management platform, which is cloud-based with software tools and utilities aimed at facilitating the management, operation and administration of a drone operator's daily activity.
Validity
13/10/2023 – 13/04/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
PAPI light verification and ILS and LOC signal checking with drones
Date
01/09/2023
Colaboration with
DroneX and GMV
Object
Test the feasibility of verification of PAPI lights and ILS and LOC signal checking with drones.
Validity
01/09/2023 – 01/09/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Feasibility study for the deployment of advanced air mobility and analysis of the operation of a vertiport
Date
26/07/2023
Colaboration with
UrbanV and Volocopter
Object
Study the feasibility of Urban Air Mobility in the Aena airport network, including the possibility of carrying out an operational proof of concept (Vertiport Tech Lab).
Validity
26/07/2023 – 29/11/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Window and façade cleaning with drones
Date
19/07/2023
Colaboration with
KTV Working drone
Object
Check the technical and economic feasibility of cleaning certain facilities using drones.
Validity
19/07/2023 – 19/03/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
FOD detection with mobile solution
Date
10/03/2023
Colaboration with
Oreyeon
Object
Demonstrate runway object detection system capabilities and performance taking into account the requirements of applicable regulations.
Validity
10/03/2023 – 10/03/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
RFID baggage tracking
Date
19/01/2023
Colaboration with
Binter
Object
Verify the operation of RFID tags for baggage tracking.
Validity
19/01/2023 – 19/07/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
In 2022
Automatic boarding bridge control at Vigo Airport
Date
02/11/2022
Colaboration with
TKAS
Object
Test and evaluate different algorithms to advance in the achievement of a remote driving system for autonomous boarding bridges.
Validity
02/11/2022 – 16/05/2025
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Baggage scanning in arrivals at Palma de Mallorca Airport
Date
27/07/2022
Colaboration with
SICK
Object
Design an arrivals baggage scanning arch.
Validity
27/07/2022 – 27/07/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Information exchange between airport and city (Smart Cities)
Date
05/07/2022
Colaboration with
Malaga City Hall
Object
Improve the traveller experience by exchanging information between the airport and the city.
Validity
05/07/2022 – 05/07/2027
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Incident resolution platform at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport
Date
15/06/2022
Colaboration with
GECOR
Object
Evaluate a cross-cutting incident resolution platform, using artificial intelligence for automatic image identification.
Validity
15/06/2022 – 30/11/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Platform for predictive maintenance at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Date
01/06/2022
Colaboration with
TKE
Object
Evaluate a predictive maintenance technology solution, using real-time data, in the lift industry.
Validity
01/06/2022 – 31/05/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Runway condition assessment tool
Date
11/05/2022
Colaboration with
NAVBLUE
Object
Facilitate runway condition assessment by providing real-time data.
Validity
11/05/2022 – 25/07/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Portable charger service at Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport
Date
07/04/2022
Colaboration with
Chargy Technologies, S.L
Object
Analyse how travellers appreciate a service where they can pick up a portable battery at one charging station and return it to another charging station.
Validity
07/04/2022 – 18/12/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Information exchange between airport and city (Smart Cities)
Date
25/03/2022
Colaboration with
Concello de A Coruña
Object
Improve the traveller experience by exchanging information between the airport and the city.
Validity
25/03/2022 – 25/03/2027
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Robotic falconry for wildlife control with drones
Date
07/03/2022
Colaboration with
Arquimea
Object
Evaluate the incorporation of drones for wildlife monitoring.
Validity
07/03/2022 – 07/03/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Video analysis for queue management at Malaga-Costa del Sol Airport
Date
23/02/2022
Colaboration with
Bee the Data
Object
Validate the use of real-time images (not recorded), provided by the cameras already installed at the airport, for flow and queue management at points of interest and the measurement of passenger transit time.
Validity
23/02/2022 – 23/08/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Information exchange between airport and city (Smart Cities)
Date
26/01/2022
Colaboration with
Seville City Council
Object
Improve the traveller experience by exchanging information between the airport and the city.
Validity
26/01/2022 – 26/01/2027
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
In 2021
Odour sensor in the toilets at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport.
Date
19/10/2021
Colaboration with
Elecnor
Object
Installation of the necessary sensors in a passenger toilet for air quality control, monitoring indicator levels in real time, as well as displaying warnings when the thresholds defined for each indicator are exceeded.
Validity
19/10/2021 – 19/04/2021
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Baggage360
Date
30/09/2021
Colaboration with
SIEMENS IBERIA
Object
Obtain greater transparency in baggage handling processes from start to finish.
Validity
30/09/2021 – 30/09/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Ionic module at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Date
29/09/2021
Colaboration with
Ionic module
Object
Install, operate and maintain an ionic module to validate the generation of electrical energy using this technology.
Validity
29/09/2021 – 16/09/2024
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Information exchange between airport and city (Smart Cities)
Date
29/09/2021
Colaboration with
Vigo Council
Object
Improve the traveller experience by exchanging information between the airport and the city.
Validity
29/09/2021 – 29/09/2026
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Information exchange between airport and city (Smart Cities)
Date
29/09/2021
Colaboration with
Valencia City Council
Object
Improve the traveller experience by exchanging information between the airport and the city.
Validity
29/09/2021 – 29/09/2026
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Video analysis for queue management at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Date
08/09/2021
Colaboration with
Infinity Neural
Object
Validate the use of real-time (non-recorded) images, provided by the cameras already installed at the airport, for queue management at the airport.
Validity
08/09/2021 – 08/03/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Drone-based pavement monitoring
Date
13/08/2021
Colaboration with
Soologic
Object
Assess the feasibility of using drones to inspect pavement conditions.
Validity
13/08/2021 – 13/08/2023
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Artificial intelligence to improve and control ventilation systems at Valencia Airport
Date
04/08/2021
Colaboration with
SENER
Object
Evaluate an AI-based technological solution for the improvement and control of ventilation systems in the boarding area.
Validity
04/08/2021 – 03/08/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Biometrics boarding at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Date
02/06/2021
Colaboration with
Vueling, Idemia, IER/easIER, Mobbeel and Materna
Object
Integrate a biometric facial system for check-in, self bag drop (access to security checkpoint and boarding, with the possibility of registration), using the Aena and VUELING applications and at shared-use kiosks.
Validity
02/06/2021 – 30/06/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Maintenance improvement system at Bilbao Airport
Date
18/03/2021
Colaboration with
AINGURA
Object
Evaluate maintenance service optimisation by means of a system for estimating the remaining service life of electromechanical devices.
Validity
18/03/2021 – 22/02/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Remote control of boarding bridges with automatic docking
Date
20/01/2021
Colaboration with
TKAS
Object
Test the feasibility of remotely driving a set of bridges from a point outside the airport. Validate automatic docking and undocking from the remote station.
Validity
20/01/2021 – 30/09/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Autonomous PRM chair at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
Date
01/01/2021
Colaboration with
Acciona and A&K
Object
Validate an autonomous wheelchair for passengers with reduced mobility, with the aim of improving the experience of these passengers at airports.
Validity
01/01/2021 – 01/06/2021
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
In 2020
Augmented reality training at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport
Date
01/09/2020
Colaboration with
Ryanair
Object
Develop augmented reality training content for airline ground staff.
Validity
01/09/2020 – 10/03/2021
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Remote control of boarding bridges at Seville Airport
Date
27/01/2020
Colaboration with
Adelte
Object
Test the feasibility of remotely driving a set of bridges from a localised point within the airport.
Validity
27/01/2020 – 11/06/2021
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
En 2019
Boarding by biometrics at Adolfo Suárez Madrid - Barajas Airport
Date
29/10/2019
Colaboration with
Iberia, IECISA, Gunnebo and Thales
Object
Integrate a facial biometric system for check-in, security checkpoint and boarding processes, with the possibility of registration using the Iberia and Aena APPs.
Validity
29/10/2019 – 31/12/2021
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
Technical and operational feasibility of the use of drones at airports for different use cases
Date
16/10/2019
Colaboration with
Canard Drones
Object
Validate the methodology and feasibility of the use of drones in the following activities: calibration of PAPIS with drones; detection, characterisation and measurement of obstacles with drones and topographic survey; calibration of lights and navigation aids and inspection of pavements with drones.
Validity
16/10/2019 – 16/10/2022
Cost for Aena
No financial obligations.
No se ha encontrado ningún resultado.
