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Call for entries for the 4th edition
Registration for the 4th edition of the Business Ideas Competition is now open.
Submit your proposal between October 10th and December 15th.
The best idea will receive up to €20,000.
What is the Air Traffic Management business ideas contest?
ENAIRE, through its research center, CRIDA, has launched the 4th edition of the Air Traffic Management business ideas contest.
The aim of the competition is to encourage entrepreneurship and promote the transformation of business ideas into real companies. To this end, it seeks to promote and develop ideas in their initial stages.
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What is ENAIRE?
In Spain, all aircrafts that take off, land or transit through its airspace receive communications, navigation and surveillance services through a modern and complete network of facilities operated by ENAIRE.
In the following infographic they show how air traffic control services are provided, according to the phases of a flight.
Some of ENAIRE's areas of interest include:
Safe and smooth air traffic
Environmentally sustainable air traffic
Drone traffic integration
Airspace design and organization
Traffic demand and capacity balancing
Automation
Artificial intelligence
Intermodal Transportation
Who can apply?
Undergraduate/master's degree students, graduates, doctoral students and potential entrepreneurs who have an idea related to the activity that ENAIRE performs. Anyone with a great idea can participate.
The ideas can come from any sector as long as they are potentially developed in the Air Traffic Management environment.
The ideas submitted must be innovative and must not have been launched at the time of submitting the application.
Awards of the 4th edition
This competition will offer three types of financial awards depending on the stage of the contest.
Phase 1: Business ideas
The five selected ideas will receive a prize based on the score obtained by the Selection Committee.
First Winner
Second Winner
Third Winner
Fourth and Fifth Winners
Phase 2: Business plans
At the end of the incubation phase, the Selection Committee will analyze the business plans of each of the five finalist ideas and will give each one a score in order for the Jury to choose the winning idea of the contest.
Award for the best Business Plan
Phase 3: Proof of concept
It offers the opportunity to materialize the winning idea and demonstrate its potential in a real environment, developing a prototype of the proposed product or service, which will facilitate the validation of its operation and attractiveness in the market.
Award associated with the best proof of concept
What does the incubation consist of?
The five selected ideas will receive personalised support with the aim of improving their business proposals during the competition.
The incubation of the 4th edition will take place between February and May 2026. The following activities will be carried out:
Business Model Canvas
Participants will be trained in the use of the Business Model Canvas to design and validate their business model, delving into each of its blocks. These sessions will be interactive, relying on the active involvement of participants through questions and sharing of experiences with other entrepreneurs.
Lean Startup
Mentoring designed to make it easier for the entrepreneur to grow their business plan. The entrepreneur will have a team of different specialized mentors to choose the one that best suits their needs at that moment. A mentoring session will be dedicated to preparing the roadmap and planning the best use of the rest of the mentoring sessions for the development of the business plan.
What does the proof of concept consist of?
This stage will allow the development of a prototype or initial version of the proposed product or service, which will facilitate the validation of its performance and attractiveness in the market.
The execution of the proof of concept will take place between September and November 2026.
The following activities will be carried out:
Business Model Canvas
Specific objectives will be established for the the proof of concept, the resources required and the deadlines for each milestone. A roadmap will be designed to guide the development of the prototype, considering priorities and possible constraints.
Lean Startup
Technical and strategic support will be provided to overcome specific challenges, optimize resources and ensure the success of the proof of concept.
Calendar of the 4th edition
Application
Until December 15th, 2025
Call closes at 23:59 CET.
Selection of finalist ideas
January 2026
Announcement of the 5 selected ideas and award ceremony.
Incubation
February – May 2026
Sessions with the 5 selected ideas.
Winner idea selection
June 2026
The jury will decide which of the five ideas is the winner of phase 2.
Proof of concept
September – November 2026
Development of the demostration that validates the viability the of the product or service provided from the business plan.
