During the 2024 Farnborough Airshow, Yves Beauchamp, CEO of Montréal Airport (ADM), announced a $1M contribution for the creation of four industrial chairs in electric air mobility for the SDG Innovation Network. This initiative is part of a project with a total budget of 15 million Canadian dollars. The announcement was made at the Aéro Montréal evening on July 24, in the presence of 150 participants from industry, academia, and government, who warmly welcomed the news.

These industrial chairs are part of the TEAM project (Technology for Electric Air Mobility), supported by the SDG Network in collaboration with ADM, Humanitas, and other industrial partners. The chairs will be established at Polytechnique Montréal, UQAM, ÉTS, and Concordia.

The five-year project will cover topics such as cybersecurity, 5G telecommunications, the Internet of Things (IoT), air traffic, and more. Some simulations and tests of eVTOLs will be conducted at the Mirabel Innovation Center for the development and certification of eVTOLs. A demonstration corridor will also be established between Mirabel and Alma for the eVTOLs.

Hany Moustapha, General Director of SDG, led the ADM team in fruitful discussions with other partners such as Aéro Montréal, CRIAQ, Wisk, Ericsson, OPAL-RT, MHI, Cranfield University, and the NRC.

This project, the first of its kind in Canada, underscores SDG Innovation’s commitment to the future of electric air mobility and positions Montréal as a global leader in this field.​ Thanks to this unprecedented collaboration between industry and academia, we eagerly anticipate the groundbreaking advancements that will emerge from this unique initiative.