Thomas Planès

Thomas Planès is an Associate Professor in Sustainable Aviation and Aircraft Design at ISAE-SUPAERO's Department of Aerospace Vehicle Design (DCAS) in Toulouse, France. His work bridges air transport system modeling and detailed aircraft design through open-source frameworks.

His educational background includes:

• PhD in Aerospace Sciences, ISAE-SUPAERO (2022)
• MSc in Aeronautical and Environmental Engineering, Centrale Nantes (2019)

Dr. Planès specializes in Sustainable Aviation, leading development of the AeroMAPS framework for multidisciplinary assessment of air transport scenarios. His research models fleet dynamics, alternative energy pathways (SAF, hydrogen), and climate constraints while integrating economic cost structures. In Aircraft Design, he advances the FAST-OAD framework with Life Cycle Assessment integration and aircraft systems modeling, focusing on bleedless architectures and thermal management.

His publication record shows strong momentum with 7 first-author/co-author papers in 2023 spanning sustainable scenario evaluation, electric aircraft systems, and regulatory impact modeling. Recent work emphasizes cost-benefit analysis of decarbonization pathways and system-level integration of emerging technologies.

As an educator, he teaches sustainable aviation (covering climate impacts and prospective scenarios), aircraft design, and life cycle assessment. His research group within DCAS focuses on integrated multi-disciplinary aircraft design, with active collaboration across French aerospace institutions as evidenced by co-authorship networks.