Hello Mathijs. Nice to see you back here
I'm sorry, but I have to bring my fact-checking guns to bear on this, although I'm aware that you very likely didn't know the communication history on this, since you probably just looked at this thread and drew your conclusion that the update was not promised based exclusively on what is written here.
Aerosoft 100% promised the MSFS 2024 update of this, and that promise is still available on their Discord in the very announcement of the upcoming release.
https://discord.com/channels/1024582293563641916/1159617192644579398/1311345880942510240
"Regarding compatibility with the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, we will provide an update within the next few weeks to ensure that the scenery is 100% compatible. Of course this update will be free!"
But that is not all. The actual store page of the product included the following note at launch.
"MSFS 2024 compatibility: An update will follow in the next few weeks, which will of course be free!"
Said note has then been quietly removed without an explanation (which is not good. At all. Come on, Aerosoft. Be better), but the internet does not forget, and it's still visible on Webarchive.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250421122258/https://www.aerosoft.com/it/negozio/flight/microsoft-flight-simulator/msfs-2020/msfs-sceneries/msfs-europa/4448/aerosoft-airport-milan-malpensa
As you mention, David's absence from the discussion and Aerosoft's silence are telling.
I think no one (at least no one sane) would hold David responsible if his attention has been diverted away by the situation in his country.
Yet, Aerosoft is based in peaceful Germany. They have made the promises (I imagine based on what David told them), and it's their responsibility to communicate with users and tell them whether there is a problem, the extent of said problem, and whether they're doing anything to fix it. They're the company that sold an airport with a clearly labeled promise on it that has not been fulfilled.
I don't think it's too much to ask that Aerosoft let users know the situation, and whether they can forget about the update and move on, or should still expect it and roughly when.
Hells. I'd honestly like to hear whether David is safe at this point. That's more important than any airport.