Competent Authority for Cross-Border Authorization Updates

Verified from official sources
LuftVO § 21bVersion 1Effective -Verified 22 August 2026

In plain language

If you need to update your operational authorization to fly in another EU country, you must apply to the same state aviation authority that issued your original authorization.

Requirement as structured

The state aviation authority is competent for updating operational authorizations for operations in another EU Member State under Article 13(2) Sentence 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/947.

Original regulatory text

Absatz 2 gilt entsprechend für die Aktualisierung der nach Absatz 2 Satz 1 erteilten Betriebsgenehmigung im Falle eines Betriebs in einem anderen Mitgliedstaat der Europäischen Union nach Artikel 13 Absatz 2 Satz 2 der Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2019/947.

Applies when

country
Germany
regulatory category
Specific