OTTAWA, ON, Dec. 15, 2025 /CNW/ – Airbus, a worldwide chief in the aerospace trade, and Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, right now introduced a brand new partnership aimed toward inspiring and empowering the subsequent era of Canadian aerospace innovators.
The collaboration will concentrate on advancing an thrilling shared imaginative and prescient: offering youth with arms-on, experiential studying alternatives that straight form the longer term of aerospace schooling and expertise.
Airbus and Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation to Launch Aerospace Innovation Lab in Ottawa (CNW Group/Airbus)
Through this new settlement, Airbus will present key help for seeding the event of a Simulation Training and Research (S.T.a.R.) Lab, at Ingenium’s Canada Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa, ON. The lab is envisioned as a versatile, inventive area designed to spark innovation and sensible ability improvement.
The core of this pilot initiative is a mentorship program the place faculty college students will take the lead in designing and testing a gamified simulation expertise in collaboration with secondary college students. This work can be guided by trade consultants, making certain the creation of genuine digital studying instruments that can in the end be utilized by visiting college teams and the general public.
Ingenium seems to be ahead to working intently with Airbus as we construct dynamic studying experiences that encourage curiosity, creativity, and the aerospace leaders of tomorrow.
“Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation is proud to partner with Airbus in a shared commitment to inspire and empower the next generation of aerospace innovators,” stated Chris Kitzan, Director General on the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, Ingenium “Our missions align naturally, fostering curiosity, creativity, and hands-on discovery through experiences that connect youth with the science and technology shaping their world. This collaboration amplifies our dedication to innovative learning spaces where students can experiment, design, and solve real-world challenges.
“Airbus is a serious employer of over 5,000 folks in Canada, anchored by the A220–the solely industrial plane program manufactured right here. This deep dedication to Canadian trade drives us to domesticate the nation’s future aerospace expertise,” said Guillaume Chevasson, CEO Airbus in Canada. “Our strategic partnership with Ingenium is an funding in youth, offering the important abilities and mentorship wanted to innovate. We are excited by the potential of the S.T.a.R. Lab to form tomorrow’s trade leaders.”
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Contacts for the media: Philippe Tremblay, Ingenium–Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, [email protected]; Amélie Forcier, AIRBUS Canada, [email protected]