AviationFeel the Wings of Change
The future of flight: next-generation aircraft, sustainable propulsion and the digitalisation of aviation.
Aviation · ILA 2026 Photo: Messe Berlin / Sandra Prengel The path to a new era of flight
Aviation has been growing climate-neutrally since 2020, targeting net-zero emissions by 2050. At ILA, the industry demonstrates how: through next-gen aircraft, sustainable fuels and digital efficiency.
- Additive manufacturing: weight reductions between 30 and 55 percent per component; an Airbus A350 XWB can become up to one tonne lighter.
- Sustainable air transport: SAF, hydrogen and electric flight as technology paths towards net zero.
- Digitalisation: emission reductions through optimised routes and data-driven operations.
Moment · ILA 2026 Photo: Messe Berlin / Sandra Prengel Lufthansa, Airbus and 10 new A350-900s
Marking 50 years of partnership, Lufthansa Group and Airbus signed a strategic agreement at ILA 2026, including an order for 10 more A350-900s. The Do 228 NXT celebrated its trade show premiere after its first flight in May 2026.
The Aviation audience in figures
What Aviation professionals are looking for
Share of Aviation trade visitors interested in each product category; multiple answers possible.
The stage for policy, industry and research
Five show days, one programme: from aviation policy to Clean Aviation, MRO, SAF, Quantum Computing and Women in Aerospace – on the ILA Stage Aviation in Hall C.
A selection of 2026 speakers.
Aviation in pictures
Results that argue for 2028
Your direct line to the Aviation segment
BDLI shapes the segment content and the ILA Stage Aviation; Messe Berlin runs the exhibition and exhibitor services.
Be part of 2028
Your place in the Aviation segment: registration for ILA 2028 is open, your contact is Kalamkas Odenwald (Project Manager Sales & Exhibition · Aviation).