"airplanes" in German airplanes Flieger Detailed translations for "airplanes" airplanes airplanes(also: pilots, skippers, aviators, aircraft pilots) Flieger{masculine plural} Your thing about the airplanes totally threw him for a loop. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Das mit dem Flieger schockte ihn. Well, Denham, the airplanes got him. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Die Flieger haben ihn geschafft. Nein, das waren nicht die Flieger.