Overview
- The Global 5000 from the Bundeswehr’s air wing turned back about two hours after departing Brussels and landed at Cologne/Bonn.
- The pilot reported a malfunction of the fuel indicator, prompting a precautionary return to Germany.
- The Omaha, Nebraska program — including meetings with Gov. Jim Pillen and Agriculture Secretary Sherry Vinton plus a visit to Claas and a local university — was canceled.
- Rainer is scheduled to fly Tuesday on a regular service directly to Washington for talks with the USDA, members of Congress, and German and U.S. companies.
- The incident underscores recent reliability issues affecting Germany’s government fleet, following disruptions to trips by Johann Wadephul and, in 2023, Annalena Baerbock.