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Airlab is the name that Thales has given to its technical and operational simulation environment for civil air transport.

Within the framework of major European programmes (SESAR and Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI), Airlab illustrates the interfaces and communication of the future between ground (Air Traffic Management services) and air (pilots) and how that will assist in optimizing the growing levels of air traffic and minimizing the negative impact of air traffic (fuel consumption, CO2 and NOx emissions, noise, eco-design, etc.).
Airlab allows both air and ground functions to be regrouped within the same simulation tool - Thales is the only player worldwide with the in-house expertise in avionics systems, air traffic management and simulation to be able to create such a tool.

Airlab provides a collaborative environment in which the key players in the air transport sector can interact - i.e. the air segment and the avionics functions made available to crew members so they can complete their mission from departure gate to arrival gate (flight management, airport navigation, environment monitoring, etc.) and the ground segment and its three components (air traffic control, control tower and ground operations, control of airline operations). Airlab makes provision for all the exchanges needed to ensure effective cooperation between the ground and air segments.

Airlab is a vital component of Thales's forward-planning strategy and is expected to make a valuable contribution in support of the two major European initiatives in the civil aviation sector: the SESAR programme and the Clean Sky Joint Technology Initiative (JTI).