Pre-Conference Day
Dec 9, 2025 | 14.45 - 18.30 Excursions
Dec 9, 2025 | 18.30 - 22.00 Pre-Networking event incl. Christmas Market visit
Network with new contacts before the conference has even started!
Start your conference experience with an excursion to one of the many aviation sites in Hamburg on the day before the conference (Dec 09). Take a look inside the Airbus or Lufthansa Technik facilities or visit the Center of Applied Aeronautical Research. Bring your questions, get inspired and make valuable contacts in the industry!
At the following pre-networking event at the venue, you can round off the evening in a laid-back atmosphere and make new contacts (incl. in Premium and All Access Tickets).
Please note: Seats for the excursions are limited and only available to All Access ticket holders. Pre-registration required.
December 9, 2025
Registration and meeting point for the excursions
CCH - Congress Center Hamburg | Congressplatz 1, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
Only included in All Access tickets. Pre-registration is neccessary. Busses leave at 3.00 pm.
14.30 - 14.45
Plant tour: Airbus Finkenwerder FAL A320
Final assembly of the A320 family as well as parts for A330 and A350.
Hamburg – the headquarters for Airbus Commercial Aircraft activities in Germany, and the biggest Airbus location in Germany – plays a central role in the development and manufacturing of all Airbus jetliners. Airbus operation adjacent at Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport is the third-largest site in the civil aviation industry worldwide. Structural assembly; the equipping of fuselage sections; final assembly, and also the entire A320 jetliner family’s program management are handled in Hamburg.
14.45 - 18.30
©Airbus
Plant tour: Lufthansa Technik
Hamburg serves as the headquarters, competence, and control center.
More than 7,000 employees work on the premises which are spread out over more than 750,000 square meters: a city within the city with numerous hangars, workshops and office buildings. Here, more than 500 engineers specialized in various fields of aeronautical engineering invent cabin solutions, improve repair methods or enhance processes, to name just a few.
14.45 - 18.30
©Lufthansa Technik
Guided tour: Dassault @ ZAL (Center of Applied Aeronautical Research)
3DEXPERIENCE Innovation Center Tour at ZAL hosted by Dassault Systemes
ZAL is the technological research and development network of the civil aviation industry in the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. It functions as an interface between academic and research institutions, the aviation sector, and the City of Hamburg, aimed at securing and continually expanding the world’s third-largest civil aviation site, following the motto: Future. Created in Hamburg.
14.45 - 18.30
©Mediaserver Hamburg
Pre-Conference Evening Reception
sponsored by Parametric Technology GmbH
Meet with other participants at the exclusive pre-networking event for some snacks and drinks at the Congress Center Hamburg. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere and join our famous Christmas market tour afterwards (approx. from 7.30 pm).
18.30 - 22.00
Get your ticket now and secure your "all in all" experience!
Pre-registration for the events is required as capacities are limited. Please register for the events as part of your Aviation Forum registration.
If you already have a ticket, you can book the events additionally. Please send an email to afo@ipm.ag.