CATA Aviation Conference presents 2025 civil aviation science and technology awards

On 17 September, the fourth CATA Aviation Conference opened at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, where the 2025 CATA Civil Aviation Science and Technology Awards were presented. A total of 48 projects won awards — 8 first prizes, 25 second prizes and 15 third prizes — covering key fields including airports, air traffic control, aviation fuel and airline digitalisation. The winning projects showed three features: deep integration of AI, big data and digital twins across the aviation production chain; closer industry-academia-research collaboration with a higher share of enterprise-led projects; and a clear commercialisation orientation, with most projects already delivering ec…