Aviation X Lab is a bold and ambitious partnership between global aviation giants: Emirates airline, Thales, Collins Aerospace, GE and Airbus. UAE telecom provider du is the Lab’s Digital Innovation Partner. Based in Area 2071 at the Emirates Towers, Aviation X Lab was founded in October 2017 with an MOU signed in the presence of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. With the support of Dubai Future Foundation, X Lab aims to reinvent and co-create the next era of human transportation through a sustained programme of funding and collaboration with global players across industries in the innovation ecosystem. Its vision is to impact one billion people through innovation. Aviation X Lab works in cycles of 12 months with five key active phases: launching challenges; sourcing start-ups and corporates globally; validating concepts; conducting rapid feasibility; and sourcing funding. Through this journey, X Lab offers hand-on support, logistics, research, resources, peer feedback, mentorship, and close collaboration.