  While 5G delivers high quality services mostly in a two dimensional
terrestrial area covering our planet's surface, with 6G we aim at a full
exploitation of three dimensions. In this way, 6G includes all kinds of
non-terrestrial networks. In particular, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs),
High-Altitude Platforms (HAPs), (self-)flying taxis and civil aircrafts are new
additions to already existing satellite networks complementing the cellular
terrestrial network. Their integration to 6G is promising with respect to
service coverage, but also challenging due to the so far rather closed systems.
Emerging technology concepts such as Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) and
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) can provide a basis for a full integration of
aeronautical systems into the terrestrial counterpart. However, these
technologies render the management and orchestration of aeronautical systems
complex. As a step towards the integration of aeronautical communication and
services into 6G, we propose a framework for the collection, monitoring and
distribution of resources in the sky among heterogeneous flying objects. This
enables high-performance services for a new era of 6G aeronautical
applications. Based on our aeronautical framework, we introduce emerging
application use-cases including Aeronautical Edge Computing (AEC),
aircraft-as-a-sensor, and in-cabin networks.
