FACIS Connect'26: Presentation "Aviation Federation in Practice" | Andreas Weiss & Stéphane Poulain

Speakers: Andreas Weiss, Managing Director, eco – Association of the Internet Industry Stéphane Poulain, Airbus This session presented one of the most mature and concrete federation use cases discussed during the event. Using aviation as an example, the speakers demonstrated how federation could enable trusted data sharing across manufacturers, airlines, airports, maintenance providers, and service partners. The aircraft was conceptualized as a "flying edge device" operating within a federated cloud-edge ecosystem. Trust was examined from technical, contractual, reputational, and economic perspectives, supported by Zero Trust Architecture concepts. The presentation showed how federation can unlock operational efficiencies, improve cybersecurity, and create entirely new business opportunities. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction: the two-year Airbus–FACIS journey (Andreas) 0:55 The AXIS project and the "flying edge device" 2:38 Federation meets zero trust: the core idea 4:28 Zero trust in practice: the EUDI digital-identity analogy 6:02 What "federation" means: governance and operation 8:13 An aviation federation: 50,000+ players and onboarding 10:20 Zero-trust attributes: the pilot and catering examples 12:23 The joint zero-trust white paper (AXIS, T-Systems, FACIS) 13:00 Stéphane takes over: why aircraft tech takes years to certify 14:39 IPCEI-CIS and building on European (Gaia-X) standards 16:28 "Not just a login window": the genesis of the demonstrator 17:08 The demonstrator: the future is federated – and why data is fragmented 19:50 The trust formula: security + contract + reputation 23:15 Three use cases: no-fault-found, ground handling, ancillary revenue 29:36 Applying zero trust: ~10 billion euros in new revenue 31:26 Board sponsorship and a new CEO's push to 40% services 33:03 Conclusion: skills, software-defined networking and the sovereign cloud 39:19 Audience Q&A and wrap-up 🔗 Learn more about FACIS Connect '26 - https://www.facis.eu/event/facis-conn... #FACIS #DigitalEcosystems #FederationArchitecture #Interoperability #AI #DigitalTransformation #CloudEdgeContinuum #DataSpaces #DigitalEurope