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Langen, 27 January 2007 Strike apparently averted - Agreement reached An agreement has been reached in the collective bargaining dispute at DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH. The bargaining parties have not yet communicated any details. The outcome will be presented to the bodies concerned in the coming week and a final decision will be taken no later than Thursday. An air traffic controllers' strike has most probably been averted. The agreement was reached within the arbitration process chaired by the former federal minister of justice Herta Däubler-Gmelin. 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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