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August 20, 2026
Alongside the deployment of Tornado and Eurofighter jets in the 2026 edition of the German Air Force's "Timber Express" exercise, Airbus Defence and Space tested the…
Starting December 1, the airline will begin selling this dedicated cabin class on flights from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Cologne.
Starting December 1, the airline will begin selling this dedicated class on flights from Berlin, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart and Cologne.
Air Cairo is turning the classic holiday destination Hurghada into a hub. Travelers from ten cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will connect there to flights to East Africa and…
The Egyptian holiday carrier is turning the classic holiday destination Hurghada into a mini-hub. Travelers from ten cities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will in future be able…
August 19, 2026
During the German Air Force exercise Timber Express 2026 in Manching, Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt achieved a milestone for future networked air defence. During a German Air Force exercise…
During the German Air Force's Timber Express 2026 exercise in Manching, Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt achieved an important milestone for air defense…
Real aircraft, synthetic threats: in the summer of 2026 Airbus supported the German Air Force's Timber Express exercise, trialling a new digital paradigm for testing and…
German space logistics company ATMOS Space Cargo has completed an early-stage design study for its reusable Phoenix 3 spacecraft. The announcement comes just two months after the company pushed the…
German airlines reduced their average kerosene consumption in 2025 to 3.32 litres per passenger per 100 kilometres. According to figures from the German Aerospace Industries Association…
German airline Eurowings will resume flights to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, from late October, after suspending flights at the end of February, following the…
Germany opened the DLR Drone Security Technology Center at Cochstedt airport two weeks after an explosives-laden drone struck a Ukrainian An-124 at Leipzig.
What to Know Eurowings will introduce proper First Class recliner seats on short-haul flights to London, Mallorca, and Málaga starting December 1, following a successful market test on its Berlin to…
With the growing importance of space for the Bundeswehr and other security authorities, the resilience of satellite-based services is also gaining relevance. Here…
Geodis has appointed Tobias Deil as its new director of freight forwarding for the Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) sub-region. Mr Diel has more than 25 years’ experience in international…
The German stealth jet is still awaiting its "finishing touch". Apart from the matte-grey paint and camouflage coating, the aircraft is now complete.
German airline group is installing the SpaceX in-flight wi-fi service on all of its carriers’ aircraft. Lufthansa Group has installed SpaceX’s Starlink in-flight wi-fi service on its first aircraft…
Deutsche Lufthansa is gradually introducing changes to its Economy Class service on long-haul flights. As part of a renewal programme known internally as Project Fox…
An incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport has reignited the debate over civil aviation security in Germany. After a drone fitted with explosives was found on the…
FAI rent-a-jet has added a Bombardier Global 6000 to its fleet, marking its second Global 6000 acquisition of 2026 as the German operator responds to growing demand for long-range charter capacity…
German companies Anschütz and Teledyne SevenCs have signed a strategic partnership. The collaboration combines Anschütz's expertise…
German investigation authority confirms tail-strike as Hanoi-bound twinjet laboured to become airborne. German investigation authority BFU has confirmed that the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9…
Air Arabia is adding Frankfurt to its route network. From December 15, the low-cost airline will connect Sharjah nonstop daily with Germany's largest airport.
Germany opened its Technology Centre for Drone Security at Cochstedt on 18 August, backed by a first-ever institutional funding line from the interior ministry. Beneath the counter-drone…
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MUNICH — Aviation safety authorities in Germany have launched an investigation after a Lufthansa Airbus A380 superjumbo damaged runway approach lighting while landing at Munich Airport on Monday…
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German charter airline Leav Aviation is launching scheduled connections between Cologne/Bonn Airport and destinations in Syria. The airline has recently begun operating the route…
Lufthansa A380 lands short of Munich Airport runway, damaging lights as Germany's BFU investigates the landing incident. The post Lufthansa’s Largest Passenger Jet in the World Damage Runway Lights…
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D-ABKE belongs to the German Airways fleet. But the Embraer E190 is now flying on behalf of Condor - and now also in the look of the German holiday airline.
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August 18, 2026
Rakuten is brokering Helsing's sale of HX-2 strike drones to Japan's army, and the aircraft under test is the same one a German defense ministry document said struggled to launch in Ukraine.
The first F-35 for the German Luftwaffe left final assembly yesterday. Lockheed Martin has now allowed a video showing…