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Langen, June 2006 Airservices Australia signs cooperation agreement for commercial business development with German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH Both air navigation service providers have signed an agreement to jointly pursue aviation business opportunities in several Gulf States as well as selected countries in Asia. Airservices Australia Chief Executive Officer, Greg Russell, said the cooperation arrangement included development of services or proposals to secure commercial business specifically in the Gulf region, in India and China. “Both Airservices and DFS have independently identified these regions as major growth areas of the future in airports, air traffic control management and associated airside business,” he said. Dieter Kaden, CEO of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH added “We are looking forward to the outcome of this commercial partnership and the close cooperation between two leading world air navigation service providers”. The rate of air traffic growth and infrastructure development in the three target locations is one of the highest in the world. Forecasts for India show international and domestic passenger traffic growth of about 12 per cent annually until 2009 with freight to increase by 10 per cent annually over the next five years. China’s airports have achieved capacity growth of 13 per cent for the past six years and it is estimated 29 major Chinese airports will reach a saturation point by 2010. Mr Kaden said both organisations had complementary capabilities and resources and it was to their mutual benefit to cooperate in identifying prospective customer opportunities, preparing business proposals and providing joint services. “We are already sharing market intelligence and analysis and will be working over the next six months to develop specific marketing programmes,” Mr. Russel said. “The initial plan is to organise sales missions to the Gulf region in the next few months in addition to developing strategies to market air traffic control, tower and airside products and services in China and India.” Contact: David Gray, Airservices Public Affairs (+61) 2 6257 2828 Axel Raab, Head of Public Relations, Press Officer (+49) 6103 707-4160 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. Airservices Australia is a Government owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of air traffic across 11 per cent of the world’s air space. Services include air traffic control, airspace management, aeronautical information, radar communications, radio navigation aids, aviation maintenance and engineering, environmental management and aviation rescue and firefighting. Airservices website: www.airservicesaustralia.com
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