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Langen, Germany/Casablanca, Morocco, 12 June 2008 DFS supplies training simulator to Morocco The German air navigation service provider DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH has supplied a complete training simulator with 17 workstations to the Moroccan airport operator and air navigation service provider Office National Des Aéroports (ONDA) in Casablanca. The total costs for this simulator amounted to almost €2.4 million. In future, Moroccan air traffic controllers will be trained for en-route and approach control at the radar simulator. ONDA had issued an international call for tenders for training equipment in their new academy building and awarded DFS the contract. DFS installed 16 consoles together with a supervisor workstation as well as eight additional positions for simulation pilots in Morocco. At the workstations, the NewSim training software was installed, which had been developed by DFS together with the simulation provider UFA Inc. With this software, all en-route and approach control procedures can be tested under real conditions. The simulator is adapted to the ATM system used for air traffic control in Morocco. However, the NewSim can also simulate other ATM systems. Radar and flight plan data are displayed in the same way as in the ATM system to enable controllers to use them for training purposes. The equipment in Morocco is similar to that used at the DFS Air Navigation Services Academy in Langen, near Frankfurt, Germany. "We have been successfully using this modular and scalable software for six years and have adapted it to our practical requirements," said Karl-Heinz Steffens, Head of the ATM Simulator Centre in Langen. "A great benefit is the system's multi-exercise capability," Steffens continued. This means that several groups and individual users may simultaneously and independently use the system. The contract with ONDA also included training courses for the Moroccan air traffic control instructors and technical staff. Regular maintenance and repair of the equipment and network are carried out by DFS together with a local partner. For more information please contact: Nanda Geelvink, Tel.: +49 (0)6103 707-1308, Fax: +49 (0)6103 707-1395 E-mail: Nanda.Geelvink@dfs.de 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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