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Langen, 17 November 2005 Getting closer to the Single European Sky Project involving DFS launched The SESAR* project on the implementation of the set of EU Single European Sky regulations was launched on Thursday in Brussels. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH and 29 other parties from different areas of European aviation are involved in the project. Together with EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, they will define the shape of the air navigation services environment of the future. From 2008 on, the individual measures to create a common European ATM system will be put into practice. The aim is to be able to deal with the volume air traffic which is expected to double by 2025. SESAR is funded by the European Commission. According to Jacques Barrot, the EU Commissioner for Transport, the Commission has certain expectations of SESAR. The project is expected to promote growth in air transport in the long term by generating € 50 billion and creating 200,000 jobs for highly qualified staff. Furthermore, it is expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to six per cent per flight. Preparations for this project, which is the first of its kind in aviation, began in early 2004 under the working title SESAME**. DFS has played a major part in this programme. *SESAR – Single European Sky Aviation Research **SESAME – Single European Sky Implementation Programme 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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