LOG/WoH reorganizes for the future

Our LOG/WoH-photo was taken after the LOG/WoH board election in Frankfurt’s Cargo City South and shows (from left): Werner Claasen (Communications), Guido Holz (TV/Film), Jürgen Wingenfeld (Finance), Bernhard Hau (Legal), Marie-Luise Thüne (Vice President), and Ralf Bülter (President).

Members elect Ralf Bülter as President – ​​Marie-Luise Thüne becomes Vice President – ​​Bernard Hau takes over the legal department – ​​Werner Claasen and Guido Holz confirmed as board members – Thanks to founder Frank Franke for the sustainable development of Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help into a highly respected organization

Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help e.V. (LOG/WoH) has reorganized itself to meet the challenges and tasks of the future. At the general meeting of the aid organization on October 30, 2025, held at the LOG/WoH premises in Cargo City South at Frankfurt Airport, the members elected Ralf Bülter as the new president, who had previously served as vice president for three years. He is succeeded in this position by Marie-Luise Thüne, who was also elected by the members with an overwhelming majority. Marie-Luise Thüne is a co-founder of the organization and was previously responsible for national/international contacts and political affairs. She will also continue in her new role as Secretary General of the Aviation sans Frontières International (ASF) association.

Bernhard Hau was appointed to the board position “Legal Affairs" with a large majority. The lawyer with decades of experience had previously been involved in several humanitarian projects in Africa and in funding for LOG/WoH before now taking over the legal department on the new board. He replaces the previous board member Hans-Joachim Sauer. Werner Claasen (Communications) and Guido Holz (Media Film/TV) were unanimously re-elected to their existing board positions. Jürgen Wingenfeld (Finance) and Professor Dr. Hauke ​​Lang (Medical Affairs) did not require re-election this term.

Ralf Bülter outlined the path that Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen/Wings of Help intends to continue: an internationally positioned aid organization with a modern focus and increasing digitalization in many areas. LOG/WoH’s headquarters remain in the Rhine-Main region and at Frankfurt Airport, which houses LOG/WoH’s central office through Fraport AG. Upcoming projects will increasingly focus again on projects with a clear involvement of air transport, after the war in Ukraine forced LOG/WoH to rely more and more on logistics services by truck. In this context, Bülter thanked all supporters who have been closely associated with LOG/WoH for many years. “Without them, our organization would have stagnated in its development. We are grateful for this strong support and promise continued transparency and efficiency in our predominantly volunteer work.”

The general assembly expressed its undivided gratitude to the outgoing president and founder of LOG/WoH, Frank Franke. Franke will remain affiliated with the organization. Bülter: “He has sustainably developed LOG/WoH into an internationally respected organization and built an outstanding reputation and great trust among donors from Germany to the USA.” The new team will continue to benefit from Frank Franke’s experience. He will be available to provide advice on a variety of tasks.

Humanitarian Work Brings Two Federal States Together

“Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen" at “Heimat 26"— The Rhineland-Palatinate Day in Berlin

LOG leadership at the “Heimat 26" festival hosted by Rhineland-Palatinate in Berlin.

Joint humanitarian missions have long linked two federal states in the heart of Germany: *Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen* (LOG), based in Frankfurt, Hesse, and the state of Rhineland-Palatinate frequently collaborate to help people in need and share organizational ties. Their partnership has included missions in Africa—specifically Rwanda—and various medical projects. Furthermore, two individuals from Rhineland-Palatinate hold leadership roles within LOG: Marie-Luise Thüne serves as Vice President, and Professor Dr. Hauke ​​Lang is the Board Member for Medical Affairs (who also works as a senior surgeon at the Mainz University Medical Center). Against this backdrop, the Frankfurt-based organization participated in “Heimat 26," the official state festival of Rhineland-Palatinate, held at the state’s representative office in the Federal  Capital Berlin and attended by over 2,000 guests.

LOG was represented by Vice President Marie-Luise Thüne and President Ralf Bülter. They emphasized the aid organization’s close bond with Rhineland-Palatinate—and Mainz in particular—highlighting ongoing collaborations, including those with prominent carnival associations like the *Mainzer Ranzen Garde*. The humanitarian connection between LOG and Rhineland-Palatinate was especially evident five years ago during the devastating Ahr Valley floods; LOG delivered relief supplies to the region using 17 trucks and semi-trailers, working through local fire departments to distribute equipment—such as pumps and generators—to the affected population.

Accordingly, the LOG delegation received a warm welcome at the “Heimat 26" festival in Berlin. Image 1 shows LOG President Ralf Bülter, LOG Vice President Marie-Luise Thüne, the Palatinate Minister of Justice Dr. Helmut Martin, and the District Administrator of Mainz-Bingen, Thomas Barth (from left). Image 2 shows Marie-Luise Thüne and Ralf Bülter with Jan Metzler, a Member of the German Bundestag who facilitated LOG’s parliamentary evenings—events that brought the organization’s humanitarian work more prominently into the spotlight of the federal political stage in Berlin.