Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation builds an ecosystem for the development of the drone sector and urban air mobility
An international event “Urban Air Mobility. Way forward. How to get ready for the drone revolution?” organized by Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation is behind us. The goal of the Institute as the organizer was to lay the foundations for building an ecosystem for the development of the drone sector and Urban Air Mobility (UAM). […]
How to get ready for drone revolution? An international event for the drone industry in Warsaw
The leaders of the Polish and European drone scene will meet on April 18, 2023 at Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation at an event dedicated to urban air mobility. The drone market is currently projected to have one of the highest growth rates. The value of the market in 2030 is estimated at USD 90 […]
Smart Village: The Institute has developed the Mazovian Certificate for farmers conducting sustainable agricultural production
Smart Village is a three-year project, as a result of which the concept of Smart Village in Mazovia will be developed. The Marshal’s Office of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship commissioned a consortium including Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation to develop solutions aimed at developing the potential of rural areas. In the case of the proposed tools, […]
Representatives of the Institute elected to the Space and Satellite Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Four representatives of the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation have been elected to the Space and Satellite Research Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the 2023-2026 term. The Institute’s number of members in the Committee are second best after the Space Research Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The following were elected […]
Boeing Engineering partners with Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation
Warsaw, Poland, February 21, 2023 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation recently signed an agreement for close collaboration on engineering design, analysis and support projects. Engineers from the leading aerospace manufacturer and the Polish research institute started working together at a facility in Warsaw this month. The agreement is part of […]
8th edition of the Polish Space Fellowship Program
The Polish Space Industry Association and the Industrial Development Agency JSC launched the 8th edition of the Polish Space Fellowship Program (formerly: “Development of human resources in the space sector“). The winners will be offered internships in companies and R&D institutions from the space sector. Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation participates in the program as the […]
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation builds energy future together with GE Power
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation and GE Power signed an agreement in Warsaw on March 8th, 2023. Acting as partners, both companies will build future-proof solutions and develop maintenance services for the energy industry. The agreement will be valid until the end of 2035. The Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation tightens the cooperation with its […]
Scientists have developed recommendations for sustainable agriculture
The WEPR project supporting ecological agricultural production in Mazovia, started in 2021, have been completed. The aim of the project, led by Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation, was to develop methods for neutralizing factors that have a negative impact on the quality of crops as well as on the ecological and aesthetic values of vegetation […]
The Institute relocates part of the offices to the Aeropark
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation expandes its facilities. From March 23, 2023, part of the office space is located in the Aeropark Business Center in the Zephirus and Nothus buildings at ul. Komitetu Obrony Robotników 45a and 45b in Warsaw. The Institute’s headquarters along with the laboratory complex remains at the current address at Aleja […]
STORM report – drone market in Poland. 2023 edition
If someone is looking for a company or segment of the profitable and prospective market, he should be interested in anti-drone software and systems, according to a drone report published by the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation and the Mikromakro Institute Foundation. How to organize the movement of autonomous vehicles? Where can an auto-robot, a […]
Recruitment for Justyna Moniuszko Scholarship has started
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation and GE Aerospace have announced another call for applications for Justyna Moniuszko scholarship. Students of Master’s studies at the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering of the Warsaw University of Technology may apply for a scholarship. The scholarship was funded by Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation and GE Aerospace to […]
Boeing Engineering partners with Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation
Boeing signed an agreement with the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation. Boeing and Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation engineers started collaborating on engineering design, analysis and support projects at the Institute’s headquarter in February. Warsaw, Poland, February 21, 2023 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation recently signed an agreement for […]
Marketing of scientific and research institutions – Europe’s only conference for practitioners has returned
After a two-year pandemic break, Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation returned with the stationary edition of the European Forum for Marketing of Scientific and Research Institutions – MINIB 2022. Over 120 participants from Poland and abroad listened to a series of lectures and presentations showing the latest research results and practical solutions used by European […]
The first flight tests of the 2K version of the AMBER suborbital rocket and the WR-2 mobile rocket launch pad
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation has performed a successful flight test of the ILR-33 AMBER rocket in its latest 2K version. The test took place at the Air Force Training Centre in Ustka, Poland in October 2022. The purpose of the mission was to test the new rocket’s subsystems and the WR-2 mobile launch pad, […]
50th Anniversary Jubilee Gala of the Agroaviation Services Business Unit
The 50th Anniversary Jubilee Gala of the Agroaviation Services Business Unit was held at the Atena Hotel in Mielec on November 15, 2022. The host of the Gala was Mielec Aviation Company Ltd, owned by Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation, which continues the tradition of ASBU. The event gathered the most important representatives of the […]
ESA launches incubator in Poland. Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation will support space start-ups
140 million euros – this is how much Polish companies obtained from contracts with the European Space Agency. The space sector summed up 10 years of Poland’s membership in ESA during a special jubilee conference organized in Warsaw. Among the institutions that have benefited from cooperation with the agency is Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation, […]
Aviation Services Department in Mielec has a new owner
The Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation company, Mielec Aviation Company Ltd. (Mieleckie Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. z o.o.), became the new owner of the Aviation Services Department in Mielec. The transfer of ownership agreement to an organized part of the enterprise was signed with Airbus Poland S.A. on October 31, 2022. The main purpose of the […]
2nd Economic and Technology Forum in Switzerland
The 2nd Economic and Technology Forum, initiated and organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, was held on October 3-4, 2022 in Bern, Switzerland. The event was attended by representatives of Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation who took part in panel discussions of the Technology Forum. It was the second promotional and networking […]
Artificial intelligence in aviation themed the 13th IFAR Summit in Prague
The annual meeting of the International Forum for Aviation Research (IFAR) member organizations was organized on October 17-20, 2022. This year, the host organization was the Czech VZLU institute and the meeting took place in Prague. Poland was represented by Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation. The theme of this year’s summit was artificial intelligence and […]
Composite industry meeting at MSPO
The Industry Contact Point “Smart and Clean Mobility”, operating at the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation, together with the Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies invite to a unique event for the composite industry on the most future-oriented technological trends and methods of financing projects. The meeting will take place during the 30th International Defense Industry […]
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation as a partner in two projects under the European Defence Fund
The European Commission has announced the results of the competition under the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2021 supporting R&D projects in the area of advanced technologies in the field of security and defence of EU countries. The winning applications include two, submitted by the consortia of which Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation is a member: […]
LOT Polish Airlines started cooperation with Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation
LOT Polish Airlines and Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation will use modern technology to calculate the emissions of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide from LOT aircraft. Currently, emissions from aircraft propulsion engines are calculated for the ICAO Landing Take-off Cycle – LTO. In accordance with the requirements of ICAO Annex 16, engine manufacturers […]
A meeting of astronautical science clubs
At the end of June 2022, the Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation hosted teams of three astronautical science clubs from Polish technical universities. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences in space technologies and to present students the Institute’s possibilities in other research and development areas. The guests of the event were representatives […]
“Night at the Institute of Aviation” starts its eleventh edition
After two years of break, “Night at the Institute of Aviation” enters a new decade with new ideas, even greater enthusiasm and motivation to satisfy the curiosity and thirst for knowledge of aviation, space and engineering science enthusiasts. The next edition of the event will take place on October 7, 2022 in Łukasiewicz – Institute […]
Meeting of EREA researchers in Warsaw
On June 7th and 8th, 2022, the first meeting of scientists of Association of European Research Establishments in Aeronautics – EREA, took place at the Marriott hotel in Warsaw’s Okęcie. The meeting was held parallel to the EREA Board Session. The meeting was aimed at increasing cooperation between engineers and initiating joint projects. The theme […]
Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation strengthens its presence in international space organizations
Another representative of Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation have been accepted into the International Astronautical Academy and the International Astronautical Federation. Membership in these prestigious organizations is an appreciation of the role scientists and engineers of the Institute play in the development of space technologies in the world. President of the International Academy of Astronautics, […]
The Institute supported the Polish Sudoku and Math Brain Teasers Championships
Volunteers from Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation participated in the 16th Polish Sudoku Championship and the 25th Polish Math Brain Teasers Championship held April 2-3, 2022. Thanks to their commitment, we had the opportunity to promote actively our interest in STEM sciences. The organizer of the Championships was the SFINKS Foundation for the Development of […]
3rd anniversary of Łukasiewicz Research Network
April 1, 2022 is the third anniversary of the establishment of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – the third largest research network in Europe. Łukasiewicz – Institute of Aviation is one of institute associated in this project.
The 7th edition of the Polish Space Fellowship Program
The Polish Space Industry Association and the Industrial Development Agency JSC announce the launch of the 7th edition of the “Polish Space Fellowship Program” competition (formerly: “Development of human resources in the space sector”). The winners will be offered internships in companies and R&D institutions from the space sector. The program is aimed at graduates […]
Ryszard Witkowski has died
Ryszard Witkowski, a sailplane and airplane pilot, an aeronautical engineer and one of the first helicopter pilots in Poland, died on March 14, 2022 at the age of 95. He was a scout, soldier of the NOW and the Home Army, Righteous Among the Nations, graduate of the Wawelberg and Rotwand Engineering School and the […]
Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation helps Ukraine
In connection with Russia’s attack on Ukraine, we express our full support to those who are directly affected by this situation, in particular to our colleagues, their families and friends. Together with our partners from the Engineering Design Center, Baker Hughes and Wabtec, we engage in aid activities. Our activities include: organization of transport from […]
FITOEXPORT project conference: Innovative solutions for Polish agriculture
The Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation and the State Plant Health and Seed Inspection Service organized a conference “Innovative solutions for Polish agriculture” devoted to the FITOEXPORT project. The event was held on January 24-25, 2022 at the Polonia House in Pułtusk. The guest of honor at the conference was the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development […]
Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation extends cooperation with Siemens as part of a grant for the development of engineering staff
The Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation takes part in the GO PLM program by Siemens, addressed to academic centers. As part of the extension of cooperation, the Institute was given the opportunity to use other Siemens products to develop engineering competences in the field of designing aviation structures, rocket engines, sounding rockets and specialized unmanned aerial vehicles […]
European Technology Development Clusters – together for the development of aviation
Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation is a member of many international groups – including the “GE Research Network for European Technologies Development Clusters” (E-TDC), which it joined in 2020. The group brings together European research institutes, academic centers and GE Aviation entities (General Electric Company Polska Sp. z o. o., Avio Aero, Polonia Aero) whose common goal […]
Season’s greetings
We wish you a wonderful but quiet Christmas time that brings only the most important matters to the fore. May your Christmas be filled with mutual benevolence and kindness.
Client succeses – a case study of the TOOLCO company
The TOOLCO company commissioned specialists from the Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation to design and test the AIR JET 125 and 160 gravity ventilation chimneys. Both products were awarded by the jury of the BUDMA International Construction and Architecture Fair, receiving gold medals. Client: TOOLCO is a manufacturer of high-quality packaging and roof accessories, as well as […]
Institute’s professors ranked among the most cited scientists in the world
The scientists of Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation – professor Jerzy Kozak and professor Piotr Wolański – were ranked again in the prestigious World’s TOP 2% Scientists ranking. The ranking was prepared by Stanford University together with Elsevier publishing house and SciTech Strategies. The full database can be downloaded from this link. There were 1,027 people from […]
Director of the Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation approved as the Chairman of EREA
Director of the Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation, Paweł Stężycki, will be the Chairman of the EREA (European Research Establishments in Aeronautics) for the next two years. The Association brings together European research institutes operating in the field of aeronautics. The nomination was announced on December 3rd 2021 during the EREA General Assembly in Brussels, where the […]
EREA Annual Event 2021
On December 1st 2021 in Brussels was held an Annual Event of all EREA (European Research Establishments in Aeronautics) Members. EREA Annual Event is organised to summarise the annual activity of the Association, which gathers European Research Institutes working in the field of aeronautics. This year the event brought together many distinguished gests, including Commissioner […]
The automatic flight of the drone in Sosnowiec will take place at a later date
The Metropolis GZM, together with the local government of Sosnowiec, Łukasiewicz-Institute of Aviation and companies from the technology industry, is preparing for a series of tests using an automatic drone. The unmanned aerial vehicle, moving between special docking stations, will transport urgent medical cargo over a distance of 3 km. However, in order to complete […]