German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Lilienthal-Oberth eV

What German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Lilienthal-Oberth eV does

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt – Lilienthal-Oberth e.V. (DGLR) is the oldest institution in Germany offering a common forum for those with a private or professional interest in aeronautics and spaceflight, and the only technical and scientific association for aviation and spaceflight in the country. Headquartered at Godesberger Allee 70 in Bonn, the society is structured as a German eingetragener Verein (e.V.) and operates as a nonprofit professional membership organization rather than a product or technology company. Its membership spans industry, government, education, and research institutions, and is organized through expert committees in aeronautics, space, and cross-cutting issues; 14 regional district groups across German cities; student trainee groups at universities; and a Young Senate representing early-career professionals. The society claims access to over 3,000 colleagues and experts as part of its national aerospace network.

DGLR's core deliverables are membership services and convening activities rather than technology products. Members receive the bi-monthly member magazine 'Luft- und Raumfahrt' (five issues per year), the weekly 'Inforadar' newsletter, and the 'Infoflash' special newsletter; access to the DGLR library; the Skyfuture youth portal for career and study guidance; and eligibility for awards, honours, and publication services via the German National Library. The society organizes the annual German Aerospace Congress (DLRK) and is hosting the 21st International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD) in Goettingen in June 2026. Its 2025 research output includes the paper 'The Energy-Efficient Aircraft of the Future: A Long-Term Perspective,' framing the society's public advocacy around the aviation sector's path to a net-zero system by 2050.

The revenue model is built on annual subscription membership fees. Individual tiers range from €25 per year for members in training (students and pupils up to age 28, with a free first-year option for the winter 2025 semester) to €99 for young professionals and €125 for full members; dual-membership discounts reduce these to €94–€100 when paired with AIAA, VDI, or GAMM membership. Retired members (65+) pay €100 per year. Corporate membership pricing is not publicly disclosed and is sold via direct email inquiry to [email protected]. Distribution is primarily self-serve through the DGLR website, supplemented by referral rewards (Amazon vouchers for members who recruit new members), district group activation, and partnership-driven acquisition through AIAA, VDI, and GAMM.

Name

German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Lilienthal-Oberth eV

Legal name

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Luft- und Raumfahrt – Lilienthal-Oberth e.V.

Website

https://en.dglr.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DGLR is Germany's oldest and only technical-scientific professional society for aeronautics and spaceflight, serving over 3,000 individual aerospace professionals, students, and corporate members through networking, publications, expert committees, and regional district groups.

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Product category

Professional Aerospace Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Content Bundling & Subscription Passes (All-Access Libraries) (MPACALAL)

Keywords

• Aerospace professional society
• Aeronautics association membership
• Spaceflight networking services
• Aerospace scientific committees
• Professional member association

Headquarters

HQ city

Allee

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees from individual members (full members, students, young professionals, retired) and corporate memberships from aerospace companies, associations, and research institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

DGLR is a nonprofit professional society offering membership-based networking, knowledge exchange, events, publications, and career guidance services for the German aerospace community. Its core deliverable is a tiered annual membership (individual full, student, young professional, retired, and corporate) that grants access to expert committees, regional district groups, the member magazine 'Luft- und Raumfahrt', weekly and special newsletters, the Skyfuture youth portal, the DGLR library, and events such as the annual German Aerospace Congress (DLRK).

Product overview

DGLR (German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics - Lilienthal-Oberth eV) is a technical and scientific professional society, not a product company. It offers membership services including the 'Luft- und Raumfahrt' member magazine, 'Inforadar' weekly newsletter, and 'Infoflash' special newsletter. Key services include the Skyfuture youth portal for career guidance, access to the DGLR library, expert committees, district groups across Germany, student trainee groups, and awards/recognition programs. The society organizes major events including the annual German Aerospace Congress (DLRK) and the International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD). Publications include research papers on aerospace topics such as the Energy-Efficient Aircraft paper. Corporate membership options are available for industrial companies and organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DGLR Individual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% more energy-efficient aircraft achievable through sustainable aviation fuels and green hydrogen technologies

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• IFASD (International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026DGLR is hosting the 21st International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics from 16-19 June 2026 in Goettingen. This is a major international technical conference in the aerospace field.
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAIAA partnership enables dual membership arrangements, offering reduced membership fees (94 €/year for full members, 75 €/year for young professionals with AIAA membership). The partnership facilitates international connections and knowledge exchange in the aerospace community.
• VDI (Verein Deutscher Ingenieure)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerDual membership with VDI provides discounted rates (100 €/year for full members, 80 €/year for young professionals). This partnership broadens access to engineering professional networks in Germany.
• GAMM (Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik)supportingGTM or Marketing PartnerDual membership with GAMM offers reduced membership fees (100 €/year for full members, 80 €/year for young professionals), connecting aerospace professionals with applied mathematics and mechanics research communities.
• European and International Aerospace SocietiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGLR maintains close ties to European and international societies and associations, enabling positioning abroad and establishment of cooperations. This network supports DGLR's role as a nationally visible representation of aerospace in Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GAMM - Gesellschaft für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik: GAMM is the German society for applied mathematics and mechanics, a DGLR dual-membership partner. It overlaps in the aerodynamics/aeroelasticity research community that DGLR's expert committees (e.g., IFASD) serve.
• VDI - Verein Deutscher Ingenieure: VDI is Germany's largest engineering society, broader than DGLR but with overlapping aerospace-adjacent members and a formal dual-membership partnership. It competes for the same German corporate sponsorship and student pipeline at a wider engineering scope.

Direct peers

• Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS): RAeS is the UK's chartered body for aerospace professionals, operating an equivalent membership, publication, awards and conference model to DGLR (including its own flagship events). It is a national-society peer with overlapping corporate membership pool.
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA): AIAA is the largest global aerospace professional society, serving the same individual-professional and corporate-member base as DGLR. The two organizations already run a formal dual-membership partnership, making AIAA the closest direct peer.
• Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute (CASI): CASI is the Canadian national aerospace professional society, with the same member-magazine, conference, and awards model as DGLR. It is a direct peer for international membership benchmarking.
• International Astronautical Federation (IAF): IAF is the global federation of astronautical societies and a recognized connector for space professionals. DGLR's spaceflight committees and IFASD hosting put it in direct programmatic overlap with IAF.
• Association Aéronautique & Astronautique de France (3AF): 3AF is the French national aerospace professional society, structurally identical to DGLR (individual and corporate memberships, technical committees, conferences). It is the most direct French-language peer competing for European corporate sponsorship.
• Council of European Aerospace Societies (CEAS): CEAS is the federation of European national aerospace societies, of which DGLR is a constituent. It is the most direct peer at the pan-European society level and competes/cooperates on international conference programming.

Others

• Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR): DLR is Germany's national aerospace research center; it is not a society but is the dominant institutional counterpart that DGLR's corporate and academic members are affiliated with, and it co-shapes the research agenda DGLR convenes around.

Emerging players

• EUROAVIA - European Association of Aerospace Students: EUROAVIA is the pan-European student aerospace association, overlapping with DGLR's Skyfuture portal and student trainee groups at the youth end of the pipeline. It is an emerging peer for the next-generation membership funnel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubedglr.de/youtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/dglrde
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dglr
• Xx.com/DGLR_de

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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