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Langen, 15 March 2005 Berlin moves to Karlsruhe Successful relocation of Berlin air traffic controllers to Karlsruhe Since last Sunday air traffic in the upper airspace (above 7,500 metres) over eastern Germany has been controlled from Karlsruhe in south-west Germany. The Berlin air traffic controllers who are responsible for this airspace moved to the DFS control centre in Karlsruhe last weekend. In line with the so-called operational centres concept, the radar control centre in Berlin is being phased out, and all of the air traffic in eastern Germany will eventually be controlled from the Karlsruhe, Munich and Bremen control centres. Relocation to the other two control centres is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2006. This move follows the relocation of Düsseldorf control centre to Langen, near Frankfurt, which has been controlling air traffic over the state of North-Rhine/Westphalia since the end of 2002. A total of 67 staff have left Berlin and are now performing their tasks in Karlsruhe, which now has 525 members of staff, including 353 air traffic controllers and 56 engineers and technicians. The switchover took place shortly before midnight, with the controllers in Berlin transferring the control of the aircraft in the air to their colleagues in Karlsruhe. At 00:30 hrs Malaysian 1 was the first aircraft to contact the radiotelephony frequency of "Rhine radar", the official call sign of Karlsruhe control centre. A team of controllers stayed in Berlin until Tuesday for safety reasons to be able to take over control of air traffic in the case of technical problems. However, all systems are running smoothly and no problems are anticipated. In the past, control centres used to be located at airports. Advances in technology have enabled us to transmit radar data over large distances for the purpose of controlling the airspace from other locations. 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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