Artificial intelligence training
AI training for aeronautics and space
Airbus, CNES: we have been training aerospace teams in generative AI since 2024, using their secure internal tools, in French and English, from Toulouse to across Europe. These are 100% practical sessions, built on real-world industry cases: technical documentation, programs, quality, supply chain, and support functions.
AI training for aeronautics and space, in brief
Everything you need to decide, in nine lines. Details of the programs, prices and financing are below.
- What it is
- A in-house training in generative AI for aerospace teams, built on your real cases and powered by your secure or validated internal tool.
- For who
- Engineering, programs, quality, supply chain, purchasing, support functions and management, beginners as well as advanced usersTwelve participants per workshop session, up to 150 in Masterclass.
- Duration
- De 1 hour (Prompt Party®) to a multi-wave program : an Airbus business line in two three-week waves, an annual program at CNES since 2024.
- Where and in what language
- In person in Toulouse and throughout France, remotely for your sites in Europe. French or English.
- Tools
- Your internal AI assistant, as at Airbus and CNES, or the validated tool: Copilot Chat or Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Mistral.
- Data
- Demonstrations using the internal or validated tool, never on a public account ; no data subjected to export control in session.
- Price
- €1,500 to €2,000 excluding VAT half-day sessions for up to twelve people €2,000 to €3,000 excluding VAT In-house day, route available upon request.
- Funding
- Eligible for OPCO and ESF+ funding. NextStart is a registered training organization (No. 11756140675): the session is part of your skills development plan, with the agreements and documents expected by your funder.
- Lead time
- First response and proposal within 24 business hours, without obligation; detailed proposal after a 30-minute scoping exchange.
Our figures in aeronautics and space
Programs conducted at two major players in the sector, a European aircraft manufacturer and the French space agency, on their internal and secure AI assistants.
The AI challenges of the sector, as we practice them
Engineering, programs, quality, supply chain, support functions: the potential of generative AI is immense in the aerospace industry, but its deployment is subject to significant constraints related to confidentiality, intellectual property, export control, and international organization. This is precisely the context in which we have been operating since 2024.
- Lively sessions on tools validated by your organization, including in-house hosted AI assistants, with the internal expert of the tool co-facilitating the demonstrations.
- Use cases built on industry realities: technical documentation and requirements, program analyses, multilingual summaries, review preparation, responses to calls for tenders.
- Multi-site and multi-country deployments, conducted in French and English, in waves of short sessions, with a network of internal ambassadors to scale up.
What will change in 2026 for aeronautics and space
Regulations are becoming clearer, and tools are evolving from chat to agents. Our sessions incorporate these changes so your teams can adopt AI in the right framework, right now.
What we have done in your sector
Three documented programs, with their figures, at Airbus and CNES.
Airbus · 2025The GenAI Challenge on the secure internal tool
Six Prompt Party In English, remotely hosted for teams in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. All demonstrations on the group's internal generative AI assistant, with an Airbus expert co-hosting.
Airbus · 2026An entire business line, in two waves
Two Masterclasses, eighteen Prompt Party and an AI Bar: in French and in person in Toulouse, in English and remotely for Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Two waves in three weeks, with an internal co-facilitator to take over.
CNES · since 2024An annual program about Sidonie, the agency's internal AI
Starting as introductory webinars, the program has become a regular event: each session begins with the IAG charter, and demonstrations are conducted using the internal LLM. Up to 150 participants per Masterclass, in Toulouse, Paris, and French Guiana.
Use cases by industry profession
Engineering, quality, programs, supply chain, legal and support functions: concrete examples from our freely accessible library to see how AI is changing your jobs on a daily basis.
Engineering: Write clear and testable requirements
Reformulate a need into verifiable requirements, without ambiguity of interpretation, before the design review.
R&D: Analyze scientific articles and patents
To query a technical corpus and extract the useful elements with their references.
Quality: transforming a practice into an operational method
Formalize what is actually done into a usable procedure, ready for auditing.
Programs: preparing a portfolio review
To orchestrate synthesis, alerts and preparation of a program committee based on progress reports.
Supply chain: continuously monitor supplier risks
Gather financial, regulatory and operational signals from a panel of subcontractors.
Legal and compliance: a regulatory watchdog
Monitor changes in texts that actually concern the activity, including certification and export control.
Each session starts from your own situations. See all our training courses by profession →
Three levels, from the first prompt to the delegation
Each level builds on the previous one and is carried out either independently or progressively, in person or remotely, in French or English, using the tools already deployed at your location.
Adopt
Prompt Party® (1 hours), use cases by profession (half day) and AI ambassadors : to make the tools already deployed at your home a daily use. This is the level of the Airbus and CNES programs.
Create agents
Agent Party® (1 hour or half a day) then Agent Studio : business agents created by your teams, connected to your documents and applications.
Delegate
Cowork Party® (1 hour or half a day) then Cowork Studio : entrust AI with complete, multi-step and multi-file tasks, in your environment.
Details of formats, durations and deployments are on the page Our offers.
Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Mistral training for aeronautics and space
We provide training on the tools your teams actually use, within your specific environment and licenses: the group's internal AI assistant, Copilot Chat included in Microsoft 365 or the paid Copilot M365, ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, Claude Team or Enterprise, Gemini in Google Workspace, and Vibe from Mistral. At Airbus and CNES, demonstrations are conducted using the secure internal tool, with an internal expert co-facilitating the training. Our support materials are updated monthly by the software vendors.
Copilot
Claude
ChatGPT
Gemini
MistralSecurity, confidentiality and compliance
Intellectual property, technical data, export control: the aerospace industry handles information that never leaves the company's perimeter. Our training courses are conducted using tools validated by your organization, including proprietary AI assistants, with the internal expert for the tool co-leading the demonstrations.
- Secure internal tools: all Airbus demonstrations carried out on the group's internal assistant, those of CNES on its internal LLM, never on a public account.
- Export control and intellectual property: a simple classification rule and exercises on fictitious or public documents.
- Usage guidelines: at CNES, each session begins with the agency's IAG charter; we rely on yours.
- Article 4 of the AI Act: training materials and certificates that document your employees' AI proficiency.
Getting an entire business line to adopt AI, across multiple countries
Building a team and bringing on board several hundred engineers spread across France, Germany, Spain, and the UK presents a different challenge. At this scale, the difficulty is no longer pedagogical: different locations and languages, an internal tool to get adopted, and teams with very uneven levels of AI expertise. We deploy in short waves, with internal relays taking over.
At CNES, up to 150 participants per Masterclass, in Toulouse, Paris and French Guiana, in a program that has become a recurring event since 2024.
For an Airbus business line: two Masterclasses, eighteen Prompt Party and an AI Bar in two waves of three weeks, in person in Toulouse and remotely for Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
An internal expert on the tool co-leads the demonstrations, then another internal co-facilitator takes over, as is the case at Airbus. To set up your group: free AI Ambassadors kit.
Why NextStart?
Over 30 organizations supported, 4,850 professionals trained, an average satisfaction rating of 9,4/10, and proven experience in demanding environments: in-house hosted internal tools, international groups, and data subject to export controls. We operate in particular in Toulousein Marseille and Nantes, in person, and remotely for your sites in Europe, up to Brussels. See all our references →
Price benchmarks
Our rates are in line with the market for AI training in companies. The precise quote depends on the number of sessions, the customization to your real-world cases, and the desired adoption rate.
This training is eligible for OPCO and ESF+ funding and can be charged to your skills development plan, provided you submit the documents required by your funding body. A written proposal will be sent within 24 business hours, with no obligation.
FAQ
Can you animate using our internal AI assistant?
Yes, this is standard practice in our industry: at Airbus as well as at CNES, demonstrations are conducted using the client's secure, internal tool, without any data leaving the information system. An internal expert on the tool co-leads the demonstrations, while NextStart provides the methodology, use cases, and facilitation.
Our data is subject to export control: how do you handle this?
The exercises are based on your real-life situations, never on your actual data. The practical cases are developed in advance with your subject matter expert using reconstructed or anonymized examples, validated by your security and compliance teams, and the rules of use are reviewed at the beginning of each session.
Our teams are spread across several countries: how do you manage that?
We deliver training in person, remotely, or in a hybrid format, in both French and English, including simultaneous sessions across multiple countries. For Airbus, the programs covered France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, in waves of short sessions.
We don't have an internal assistant: what tool do you use for training?
Regarding the one you have validated: Copilot Chat included in Microsoft 365 or Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT Business or Enterprise, Claude, Gemini, or Mistral. The exercises take place in your environment, with your security and classification rules.
Our teams are just starting out: is this suitable?
Yes. The sessions start from scratch and include even the most reluctant participants: everyone writes their first useful prompts based on their own work situations within the first hour. Advanced users then move on to creating agents and delegating entire tasks.
How much does AI training for the aeronautics or space industry cost?
€1,500 to €2,000 excluding VAT for a half-day session for up to twelve people, €2,000 to €3,000 excluding VAT for a full-day in-house session. Multi-phase, multi-country programs, with internal relays and adoption measures, are available upon request, with a sliding scale of prices depending on the volume.
How to finance the training?
The training is eligible for OPCO and ESF+ funding. NextStart is a registered training organization (no. 11756140675): the session is part of your skills development plan, with the agreements and documents expected by your funding body.
What happens after my request?
Flavien Besset will personally respond within 24 business hours with an initial proposal. A 30-minute scoping meeting will then allow us to clarify your teams, tools, and constraints before the detailed proposal and training agreement are finalized.
Build your program for aeronautics and space
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Other sectors we support
The same compliance and data protection requirements are found in other regulated sectors: see how we work there.
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