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International Airlines Group (IAG) has opened applications for the 2025 IAGi Accelerator Programme. The annual programme identifies and tests new technologies that have the potential to solve challenges across the aviation industry and was first launched in 2016 as Hangar 51.

We are excited to announce the launch of IAGi Ventures, our new corporate venturing arm. Over the next five years, we plan to invest up to €200 million in high-potential companies, making this one of the largest investment of its kind globally and the biggest by a European airline group.

To build on our success and further strengthen our position as a leader in aviation technology and transformation, we are excited to introduce IAGi, our new innovation brand.

Wastefront turns end-of-life tyres into sustainable aviation fuel. IAG's investment will help fast-track the construction of Wastefront’s first commercial plant in Sunderland, UK.

IAG, alongside the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), the International Centre for Aviation Innovation (ICAI), Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD), Airbus, Boeing, Changi Airport Group (CAG), SATS Ltd. (SATS) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to set up the International Aviation Lab to collaborate on innovation projects that can transform airport operations around the world.

IAG continues to build their open innovation programme through Hangar 51 to find innovations that support Group strategy and generate value.The Group has defined Sustainability, Safe & Efficient Operations, Seamless & Experiential Airports, and End-to-End Customer Experience Enhancement as the strategic areas with in the IAG’s accelerator programme.

Nova Pangaea Technologies are a cleantech company developing advanced biofuels used to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel from non-food agricultural waste and wood residues.

We’re looking for the next batch of entrepreneurs who can help us transform aviation.

New platform enables customers to calculate carbon emissions and address their climate impact.