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Langen, 4 September 2009 Topping-out ceremony at new Frankfurt control tower DFS is getting ready for the fourth runway DFS celebrated the topping-out of the new control tower at Frankfurt Airport. In his address, DFS Managing Director Ralph Riedle praised the construction workers for their great efforts and emphasised how important the new tower will be for the airport. "Air traffic may be declining at the moment, but we are convinced that the crisis will soon be over and that traffic figures will pick up again. We will be ready for this upturn." The 70 m high landmark of DFS offers air traffic controllers an unobstructed view of the existing three runways as well as the new runway number four. Frankfurt Airport will be in a position to accommodate more than 2000 arrivals and departures per day, approximately 60,000 per month and more than 650,000 per year. DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,350 employees. DFS ensures the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic over Germany. Staff coordinate up to 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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