Civil aviation news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 20, 2026
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
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…
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…
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…
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.
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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.
After the drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport, the Cockpit association is calling for better systems to detect unmanned aircraft at German commercial airports. The biggest problem lies…
In September 2026, General Atomics AeroTec Systems (GA-ATS) will put a major focus on Africa. With two trade show appearances, the German aircraft manufacturer is highlighting the strategic…
Germany’s Interior Minister, Aelxander Dobrindt, has opened a drone security research centre at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cochstedt near Magdeburg today (18 August). The post Germany…
Lufthansa Cargo’s handling operations across its Frankfurt and Munich hubs were brought to a shuddering halt at the weekend following an IT outage, which left forwarders scrambling for alternatives…
In Canada, a new chapter is being written for Lufthansa City Airlines. Airbus is assembling the first of 40 ordered A220-300s. In November, the D-ACAA is due to arrive in Germany. The…
Germany is expanding its capabilities to detect and counter drones. On 18 August, the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the Federal Ministry of Research and the German Aerospace Center…
DB Cargo UK is looking for a new owner, its German parent DB Cargo AG being increasingly focused on its core Central European operations. The UK business, which employs around 2,200 people and…
Wizz Air is expanding its offering at Sarajevo Airport for the coming winter. The low-cost carrier is adding three new connections in response to Ryanair's withdrawal…
Sicherheitshalber is the podcast on the security-policy situation in Germany, Europe and the world. In episode 110, Ulrike Franke, Frank Sauer, Carlo Masala and I discuss how to deal with…
Travel behavior among the German population saw significant changes in 2025. According to the Federal Statistical Office in Wiesbaden, the total number of multi-day private trips…
At its Cochstedt site, DLR is launching a new technology centre for drone security. What is behind the project and why counter-drone defence is gaining urgency in Germany.
'Bloody streets. Armor, Artillery and Assault Groups in the Battle of Berlin' is the third, revised and expanded edition of "Bloody Streets", written by Aaron Stephan Hamilton and published in 2020…
