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Langen, 21 December 2005 The Tower Company founded DFS sets up subsidiary to face competition On 20 December 2005, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH established a subsidiary called The Tower Company. The new company is to provide air navigation services at regional airports in the future. Up until now, regional airports have largely been responsible for performing air navigation services in the control towers under the functional supervision of DFS. New EU regulations determine that, from the end of 2006 on, only certified air navigation services companies may perform these services. By enacting the Air Navigation Services Act, German legislators are paving the way for future competition in this sector. Other companies will then also be able to tender for services. Given the fact that DFS cannot offer competitive prices in this field, it was necessary to form a low-cost subsidiary. The CEO of The Tower Company is Alexander Koch, who up until now has been Head of Aeronautical Information at DFS. Peter Gebauer, Director Business Unit Tower at DFS, assumes the function of Chairman of the Supervisory Board. 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. 15/01/2009 PRINT

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