The German-language publication Nachrichten für Luftfahrer (NfL) is now available for free on the DFS website.
The NfL functions as the official gazette of German aviation. The publication contains binding regulations, aeronautical notices and supplementary information for pilots, airlines and other industry stakeholders. DFS already offers a variety of aviation-related data free of charge as part of its online services. Similar to the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP), the currently valid NfLs are now available to view at https://aip.dfs.de/basicAIP/. (The language of the interface can be switched to English using the flag on the bottom right.)
This addition provides all airspace users with centralised, free access to essential aviation information in German. This move stems from a directive issued by the German Federal Ministry of Transport.
The NfL – including the expired entries – remains available through the usual distribution channels.
Media contact:
Kristina Kelek
Telephone: +49 (0)6103 707-4161
E-mail: presse@dfs.de
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS), the German air navigation service provider, is a State-owned company under private law with 5,800 employees as at 31 December 2025. DFS ensures the safe and punctual flow of air traffic over Germany. Around 2,200 air traffic controllers guide more than three million flights through German airspace in peak years, up to 10,000 flights every day. The company operates control centres in Bremen, Karlsruhe, Langen and Munich as well as control towers at the 15 designated international airports in Germany. The subsidiary, DFS Aviation Services GmbH, markets and sells products and services related to air navigation services, and provides air traffic control at nine regional airports in Germany and at Edinburgh Airport in the United Kingdom. DFS is working on the integration of drones into air traffic and has set up a joint venture, Droniq GmbH, with Deutsche Telekom. Other subsidiaries include R. Eisenschmidt GmbH, which markets publications and products for general aviation, and Kaufbeuren ATM Training GmbH (KAT), which provides training for military air traffic services personnel. The joint venture FCS Flight Calibration Services GmbH offers flight inspection services.