CRIDA

Name

CRIDA

Legal name

CRIDA A.I.E.

Website

https://crida.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Project Funding: CRIDA operates as a non-profit economic grouping (A.I.E.) that secures funding through competitive European research programs (SESAR Joint Undertaking, Horizon 2020), national research projects, and direct collaboration with founding partners ENAIRE and CDTI

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CRIDA is a non-profit research consortium that improves the efficiency and performance of Spanish and European air traffic management (ATM) systems through R&D+i projects. It develops tools and methodologies (such as PERSEO-Emisiones for emissions monitoring, ISOBAR for AI-based network operations planning, and U-space prototypes like DOMUS/DACUS/IMPETUS for drone integration) and delivers quantifiable solutions via system performance indicators for ENAIRE and European ATM stakeholders.

Product overview

CRIDA is a non-profit R&D+i center for Air Traffic Management (ATM) established by ENAIRE, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), and INECO. The organization operates within SESAR and Horizon 2020 European research programs. Its product portfolio centers on PERSEO-Emisiones for flight efficiency and emissions monitoring, alongside collaborative research projects including ISOBAR (AI-powered network operations planning), DOMUS and DACUS (drone traffic management via U-space), IMPETUS (information management for drones), AURORA (flight efficiency metrics for airlines), FALCO (flexible ATCO deployment), TAPAS (explainable AI in ATM), and AUTOPACE (human factors in high automation). The technical library documents research outputs spanning machine learning, trajectory prediction, and ATM performance analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PERSEO-Emisiones Flight efficiency management application that monitors emissions (CO2, NOX, SOX) produced by air traffic in Spain, extracting information to improve the environmental efficiency of operative procedures used by air traffic control. Developed jointly with ENAIRE.
• ISOBAR AI-based Network Operations Plan research project that integrates improved convective weather forecasts to predict capacity-demand imbalances and selects mitigation measures to reduce weather-related traffic delays. Award-winning project.
• DOMUS Drone navigation services demonstration project guaranteeing safe and efficient drone operations in lower airspace, including interaction with manned aviation, conducted in collaboration with ENAIRE.
• AURORA SESAR-funded project defining new flight efficiency metrics from airline operational perspectives (consumption, adherence, costs), involving Boeing, CeADAR, Flightradar24, and four airlines.
• IMPETUS Information Management Portal for U-space drone traffic management system, analyzing information management needs and investigating AI and micro-services architecture for efficient and secure drone operations.
• DACUS Demand and Capacity Optimisation for U-Space project developing solutions for managing drone traffic capacity and demand in urban environments through the future U-space system.
• FALCO (PJ33 Solution 01a) Flexible ATCO deployment project enabling controllers to manage broader geographic areas with the same number of controllers while maintaining safety and efficiency levels, using the ESCAPE-light simulation platform.
• TAPAS AI/Human teamwork paradigm project providing full explainability and operational transparency, presenting conclusions on explainable and transparent AI/Machine Learning use in ATM.
• AUTOPACE Basic research project investigating how high automation environments affect air traffic controller task execution, addressing Out-of-The-Loop and stress situations, proposing new competencies and training strategies for the 2050 horizon.
• CRIDA Technical Library Collection of technical publications authored by CRIDA staff or with active CRIDA collaboration, covering machine learning for air traffic, Bayesian networks, visual analytics, reinforcement learning, and ATM performance analysis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 74% improvement in air quality during take-off operations with hybrid electric INDIGO aircraft
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ENAIREcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2008ENAIRE is the Spanish Air Navigation Service Provider and primary founding partner of CRIDA. Established CRIDA as a non-profit economic grouping on February 28, 2008. ENAIRE provides operational requirements, data access, and is the main beneficiary of CRIDA's research outputs.
• Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2008One of the three founding partners of CRIDA. Provides academic expertise, research talent, and access to university facilities and students for ATM research projects.
• Ingeniería y Economía del Transporte S.A. (INECO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2008One of the three founding partners of CRIDA. Provides engineering expertise and transport economics knowledge to ATM research initiatives.
• Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity collaborating on ATM research projects including air traffic modeling and airport management research.
• CeADARminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIrish research center for data analytics, collaborating on AURORA project for flight efficiency metrics using ADS-B data.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ONERA - French Aerospace Lab: France's national aerospace research center, performing ATM and air traffic research alongside military and civilian aerospace programs. Comparable as a government-backed aerospace research institution with SESAR involvement.
• ENAIRE: Spain's national air navigation service provider and CRIDA's founding partner/primary client. Directly comparable as the operational ANSP whose data and requirements drive CRIDA's research, and itself funds substantial internal ATM R&D.
• EUROCONTROL: European intergovernmental organization coordinating ATM across 41 member states. EUROCONTROL is a direct peer and active consortium partner of CRIDA in SESAR projects (IMPETUS, FALCO), sharing the mandate of European ATM R&D and pan-European airspace management.
• NLR - Netherlands Aerospace Centre: Dutch national aerospace research center with active ATM research programs. Comparable in mandate (national aerospace R&D with ANSP partnership), size, and SESAR participation profile.
• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR): Germany's national aerospace research center, performing ATM R&D alongside aviation research. Directly comparable as a publicly funded aerospace research center participating in SESAR and operating as the German ANSP's embedded R&D partner (analogous to CRIDA's ENAIRE relationship).

Broad incumbents

• Airbus (ATM and U-space activities): European aerospace prime with substantial ATM, U-space, and drone integration research and products. Comparable as a major OEM active in both SESAR research (overlap with CRIDA's U-space projects) and operational ATM deployments.
• Thales Group (Thales Air Traffic Management): Global aerospace and defense prime with a substantial Air Traffic Management business (TopSky, airspace management tools). Comparable as an incumbent that both defines ATM research directions and ships operational ATM systems globally.
• Leonardo S.p.A. (ATM Division): Italian aerospace and defense prime operating in ATM systems, with an embedded R&D arm participating in SESAR. Comparable as a vertically integrated incumbent combining research and deployment in the same ATM space CRIDA serves.
• Saab AB (Air Traffic Management): Swedish defense and ATM provider with air traffic management solutions deployed globally. Comparable as an incumbent that participates in SESAR R&D while also commercializing operational ATM products.
• Indra Sistemas: Spanish technology company and CRIDA's minor technology partner; a major global ATM systems integrator with full deployment capability (e.g., iTEC, MANTA). Comparable because Indra both collaborates with CRIDA and competes as a more commercialized alternative for ATM systems delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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