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Langen, 4 May 2004 Stepping into an air traffic controller's shoes - Visit DFS at the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin An air traffic controller issues a take-off clearance. The Jumbo slowly sets off, gradually gains pace and takes off – before finally disappearing on the horizon. As in real life, this whole procedure runs like clockwork. But this time it is happening in the tower simulator of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH at the 2004 Berlin Air Show. Aircraft taking off and landing are displayed on a six-metre-wide panorama screen. Using this simulator, staff of the air navigation services organisation can demonstrate how they handle air traffic at the 17 international airports in Germany. A comparable simulator is also used at the DFS Air Navigation Services Academy in Langen, near Frankfurt, to train future tower controllers and prepare them for emergencies. Visitors to the ILA can drop by the DFS stand (Hall 8, no. 8202), sit next to the controllers and get a feel of what it is like to be a controller (13-16 May, 10:00-18:00). A further eye-catcher at the ILA is the live air situation display of Berlin. This shows aircraft landing in the capital city, taking off for holiday destinations, and flying over the city. Those interested in becoming an air traffic controller have the opportunity to obtain information at the DFS stand. Visitors can also test their luck in the DFS competition: First prize is awarded every day and entails a guided tour of the DFS control centre in Tempelhof for two people, in addition to a flight over Berlin city with the legendary “candy bomber” – the supply plane used during the Berlin airlift. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management.
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