Bandar Seri Begawan - Prize winners in the Airbus 'Fly Your Ideas' competition will get a week of learning with top Airbus innovators and a €30,000 (RM120,000) cash prize.

The UNESCO-backed biennial competition is challenging students worldwide to develop new ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. This year, victory will mean not only a €30,000 (approximately RM120,000) cash prize; the successful team will also welcome experts from Airbus' Innovation Cell onto their campus for a week of learning on what it takes to become a true aviation innovator.

Innovation is at the core of Airbus' vision for the future of aviation. The competition enables Airbus to interact with universities across the globe and students of all disciplines, sharing insight on how the industry leader is developing new technologies for the more sustainable aviation that future travellers are looking for.

"We are looking to engage and interact with the next wave of talents who share our vision for a more sustainable future aviation industry," said Charles Champion, Executive Vice President of Engineering Airbus and Fly Your Ideas patron. "We hope to stimulate ideas and international exchange within the global student and academic community to inspire the next generation of innovators."

This year all rights to designs and creations from the teams will belong to their developers, giving them the opportunity to decide what to do should they choose to progress their ideas further.

Global enthusiasm for Fly Your Ideas continues to grow, with 111 teams from 55 countries already registered to participate in the 2013 edition - and over two months still to go until the deadline closes for entries.

:Teams hoping to make the selection for the next stage must submit their idea through the competition website by December 7, 2012.

Fly Your Ideas is part of the aircraft manufacturer's pioneering initiative 'Future by Airbus', a vision of sustainable air travel for 2050 and beyond.

This year the topics for the competition are: "Energy";: "Efficiency": "Affordable Growth": "Traffic Growth": "Passenger Experience" and "Community Friendliness". These have been identified by Airbus as the six key challenges of the 21st century for a sustainable aviation industry.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin