Deutsche Flugsicherung

About DFS

Deutsche Flugsicherung is responsible for air traffic control in Germany. As a company organized under private law, DFS is 100% owned by the Federal Republic of Germany. Founded in 1993, DFS is the successor to the Federal Administration of Air Navigation Services, a government authority which had existed for 39 years. The company's headquarters are located in Langen, near Frankfurt. DFS is represented at 19 international and regional airports throughout Germany. The remaining airports also operate under the supervision of DFS.

Project Scope

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung has gone live with the Quintiq Advanced Planning Solution in Bremen in April 2008. Together with CONET Solutions GmbH, one of Quintiq’s implementation partners in Germany, the solution got successfully integrated with the existing DFS infrastructure.

Operational planning at DFS has to deal with a wide variety of constraints. To ensure safety, air traffic controllers keep an intricate schedule of controlling different aircraft movements (take-offs, - enroute flights and landings) and short breaks. The controllers have different skills, competencies and certificates. Furthermore all trainee controllers have to work with an experienced coach. The planning at DFS also has to comply with regulations and has to be flexible to deal with changes.

DFS will use the Quintiq solution for the daily, monthly and yearly planning of air traffic control staff. The organization expects to be able to deploy staff more efficiently as the new Quintiq system provides DFS with real time insight in daily schedules and consequences of necessary adjustments.

Press Release Deutsche Flugsicherung