NEw aiRport Operational service Networkcore
NEURON · Horizon Europe grant · 2026-06-01–2029-05-31
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About the data
Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02 · scheme HORIZON-JU-RIA · topic HORIZON-SESAR-2025-DES-IR-02-WA4-1. CORDIS record →
Objective
NEURON (NEw aiRport Operational service Network) aims to design, develop and validate a next-generation airport platform that enhances operational efficiency, safety, and sustainability through advanced automation and AI. The project delivers four integrated solutions up to TRL6, each addressing a critical operational gap in airport and network performance.Solution 1 introduces sustainable taxiing operations via the Tug Fleet Manager and Dynamic Taxi Tool, enabling single-engine and engine-off towing strategies to reduce fuel burn, CO2 emissions, and ATCO workload while improving taxi-time predictability.Solution 2 develops the Surface Movement Awareness System (SMAS), a cost-effective, modular and cloud-ready surveillance platform for small and medium airports, integrating GNSS monitoring, fallback modes for degraded A-SMGCS, and AI-based links to the Network Manager.Solution 3 delivers AI-enabled visual intelligence for digital towers, combining real-time tracking, trajectory smoothing, video-based weather detection and aerodrome safety monitoring, enhancing human-machine teaming in remote tower operations.Solution 4 advances the Airport Operations Plan (AOP) with holistic Demand-Capacity Balancing across landside/airside processes and seamless AOP–NOP integration, including AI-based predictors for flights, passengers, and baggage, plus QUANT data-quality monitoring.NEURON is industry-led and operator-driven, with strong vendor participation (INDRA, AP-Tech, ENAV/TechnoSky, Airbus, SMEs) and early-adopter airports and ANSPs providing realistic validation environments. Coordinated by INDRA, and supported by EUROCONTROL as network integrator, NEURON ensures that its results are exploitable, standardisation-ready, and aligned with SESAR’s Digital European Sky vision.
Beneficiaries (29)
| Organisation | Country | Role | EC contribution | SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDRA SISTEMAS SA | ES | coordinator | €4,529,360 | |
| AP-TECH SP. Z O.O. | PL | participant | €1,132,679 | |
| ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT S.A. | EL | participant | €723,712 | |
| DIRECTION DES SERVICES DE LA NAVIGATION AERIENNE | FR | participant | €621,027 | |
| SCHIPHOL NEDERLAND BV | NL | participant | €580,475 | |
| DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV | DE | participant | €565,889 | |
| STICHTING KONINKLIJK NEDERLANDS LUCHT - EN RUIMTEVAARTCENTRUM | NL | participant | €456,862 | |
| AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA | FR | participant | €432,180 | |
| ENAV SPA | IT | participant | €373,470 | |
| DEEP BLUE SRL | IT | participant | €357,000 | Yes |
| LUFTFARTSVERKET | SE | participant | €320,599 | |
| POLSKA AGENCJA ZEGLUGI POWIETRZNEJ | PL | participant | €270,112 | |
| ECOLE NATIONALE DE L AVIATION CIVILE | FR | participant | €220,325 | |
| AVINOR AS | NO | participant | €192,716 | |
| NEXT INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEMI SPA | IT | participant | €191,684 | |
| GOLDAIR EXYPIRETISEIS EDAFOUS ANONIMI ETAIREIA | EL | participant | €179,375 | |
| ENAIRE | ES | participant | €159,031 | |
| PILDO CONSULTING SL | ES | participant | €130,025 | Yes |
| PORT LOTNICZY GDANSK SP ZOO | PL | participant | €123,911 | |
| PORT LOTNICZY WROCLAW SA | PL | participant | €123,904 | |
| HUNGAROCONTROL MAGYAR LEGIFORGALMISZOLGALAT ZARTKORUEN MUKODO RESZVENYTARSASAG | HU | participant | €82,400 | |
| KOBENHAVNS LUFTHAVNE AS | DK | participant | €74,550 | |
| AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS | FR | participant | €53,477 | |
| AIRBUS | FR | participant | €41,049 | |
| INDRA SOLUCIONES TECNOLOGIAS DE LA INFORMACION SL | ES | thirdParty | €0 | |
| INDRA NAVIA AS | NO | thirdParty | €0 | |
| EUROCONTROL - EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR THE SAFETY OF AIR NAVIGATION | BE | participant | €0 | |
| TECHNO SKY SRL TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT | IT | thirdParty | €0 | |
| CENTRO DE REFERENCIA INVESTIGACION DESARROLLO E INNOVACION ATM, A.I.E. | ES | thirdParty | €0 |
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