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EGNOS now approved for use in Germany
15 December 2011.- With effect from 15 December 2011, aircraft may fly approach procedures with vertical guidance provided by EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service) at 38 airports in Germany (see attachment). Permission to use EGNOS in Germany has been granted by the Federal Supervisory Authority for Air Navigation Services (BAF). On 9 December 2011, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung signed an EGNOS working agreement with ESSP SAS, the EGNOS service provider. ESSP started providing EGNOS Safety-of-Life services on 2 March 2011 after the service declaration made by the European Commission, owner of the EGNOS system. So far, EGNOS-based approach procedures with LPV minima are available at six European aerodromes: three in France (Pau, Clermont-Ferrand, Le Bourget), two in Switzerland (St. Gallen-Altenrhein, Les Eplatures) and one on the Channel Island of Alderney. The advantage of EGNOS is that the airport does not need additional navigation aids and thus is a cost-efficient alternative for smaller airports that would like to enable approach procedures down to 250 ft minima. Approaches to the airports named above are now possible with lateral navigation/vertical navigation (LNAV/VNAV) minima. Further development of procedures is planned for 2012 which will allow LPV minima. (LPV = localiser performance with vertical guidance). DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, the German air navigation service provider, is a State-owned company under private law and has 6,000 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual flow of air traffic over Germany. Staff coordinates up to 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and nearly three million movements every year. This makes Germany the country with 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 management systems, surveillance systems and navigation aids. 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. European Satellite Services Provider (ESSP SAS) was founded in 2009 by the air navigation services providers from France (DGAC/DSNA), Germany (DFS), Italy (ENAV), Portugal (NAV-P), Spain (Aena), Switzerland (skyguide) and UK (NATS) to act as EGNOS service provider. www.essp-sas.eu egnos-helpdesk@essp-sas.eu
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