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Langen, 28 April 2006 Girls’ Day at DFS Teenagers invited to visit the company in Langen Last Thursday 56 school girls saw for themselves at DFS in Langen that the air navigation services are not a male-dominated industry, rather they also offer attractive career opportunities for women. The girls were highly impressed at having the opportunity to look over the air traffic controllers’ shoulders as they worked in Europe's largest radar control centre. According to Thomas Machate, head of training at DFS in Langen, it was "an excellent day and the girls were delighted to be here". The 13- to 17-year-olds were also thrilled to be able to experience in the simulator how air traffic over Germany is handled. The young ladies were informed about the different traineeships at DFS. Apart from the training of air traffic controllers, DFS also offers traineeships in commercial and technical professions. 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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