Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport has signed a transatlantic innovation partnership with Germany’s GATE Alliance at the Farnborough International Airshow. The memorandum of understanding creates a framework for airport technology testing, business introductions and joint pilot projects between the US and Germany.
The deal formalises a relationship that began in 2023 and gives GATE members access to CVG’s innovation environment in the US, while extending CVG’s reach into GATE’s German airport and supplier network. CVG chief executive Lawrence J. Krauter, GATE managing director Jens Reinhard and CVG chief innovation officer Brian Cobb were involved in the agreement.
The partnership is intended to support aviation suppliers looking to test and commercialise airport technologies across both markets. It covers aerospace and aviation, automated and electric mobility, advanced manufacturing, low-emissions fuels and energy infrastructure, as well as agri-bioscience and life sciences.
A joint working group will oversee demonstrations, pilot programmes and investment opportunities, with further collaboration due to continue at GATE FUTURE 2026 in Hamburg in October. No specific technologies, pilots or commercial commitments were identified in the material available.