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class="hero-header-2__main-content"><div class="row"><div class="columns small-12"><div class="id-richtext"><h2 class="paragraph h1 dfs-color-green" id="history-and-vision-dc7af5b5">History and vision</h2><p class="paragraph">DFS, the German air navigation service provider, was founded in 1993. That year saw a federal authority – the German Federal Administration of Air Navigation Services (BFS) founded in 1953 – become a private limited company (GmbH) and DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, known as DFS, was formed. DFS has been ensuring the safety of air traffic in Germany for three decades now. 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That year saw a federal authority – the German Federal Administration of Air Navigation Services (BFS) founded in 1953 – become a private limited company (GmbH) and DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH, known as DFS, was formed. DFS has been ensuring the safety of air traffic in Germany for three decades now. Over this whole time, we have developed and introduced a host of technical innovations. These cover the whole spectrum of air navigation services – from automatic speech recognition used in training, to support systems used by air traffic controllers and all the way up to satellite-based approach and departure procedures.<br/><br/>This technological change is continuing unabated and offers a multitude of opportunities for the future. Digitalisation and automation can relieve staff from having to do routine tasks and further increase efficiency. The use of modern cloud technologies can help to reduce the time and expense needed to maintain technical systems, while making them robust and reducing downtime. The aim of DFS is to continue to drive this technological change together with its European partners and to take a leading role in terms of safety, innovative technology and economic efficiency. We focus on three strategic priorities in this regard: sustainability, competitiveness and innovation.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="columns small-12 medium-6 large-1 layout-column show-for-large"><div class="main-column__wrapper"><div class="column__content-wrapper main-column__content-wrapper "></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row-instance"><div data-component="3956ad99-52b4-4410-a242-b943de5ef8aa.gridBuilder:content-8-centered" data-component-name="common.common.layout.metropolis.framework.meta:gridBuilder:content-8-centered" data-component-chooserId="content:document" data-component-label="One column zentriert: 66%" data-component-path="29920/content/repeat/item[3]/component" class="component component-gridBuilder component-gridBuilder-content-8-centered"><div class="main-row "><div class="row align-center"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-8 main-column big-column-standalone"><div class="main-column__wrapper"><div class="column__content-wrapper main-column__content-wrapper "><div class="id-content-first-column id-content"><h2 class="paragraph h1 text-center" id="a-short-history-of-dfs-860be245"> <br/><br/>A short history of DFS<br/></h2><p class="paragraph"><br/></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="row-instance"><div data-component="3956ad99-52b4-4410-a242-b943de5ef8aa.gridBuilder:content-12" data-component-name="common.common.layout.metropolis.framework.meta:gridBuilder:content-12" data-component-chooserId="content:document" data-component-label="One column: 100%" data-component-path="29920/content/repeat/item[4]/component" class="component component-gridBuilder component-gridBuilder-content-12"><div class="main-row "><div class="row"><div class="columns small-12 medium-12 large-12 main-column main-column__outward full-column"><div class="main-column__wrapper"><div class="column__content-wrapper main-column__content-wrapper "><div class="id-content-first-column 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conference" title="office team conference" class="news-teaser-slider__picture article-teaser__image" data-resize-mode="dynamic"/><div class="i4-img-copyright">© DFS</div></figure><div class=" news-teaser-slider__caption article-teaser__content"><a href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/1993/" class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="1993-33d372bd" class="headline h2">1993</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">The newly founded DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH started its work.</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/1993/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span class="news-teaser-slider__more-label article-teaser__more-button">read more</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="indent-4 news-teaser-slider__slide 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href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/1996/" class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="1996-9ad8c07f" class="headline h2">1996</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">DFS started reducing the number of its control centres from six to four. Subsequently, air traffic …</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/1996/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span class="news-teaser-slider__more-label article-teaser__more-button">read more</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="indent-4 news-teaser-slider__slide article-teaser article-teaser--mobile-portrait-layout-stacked--small article-teaser--tablet-portrait-layout-aside-large--medium article-teaser--tablet-landscape-layout-aside-large--large article-teaser--desktop-layout-aside-large--xlarge date-1636103371909" data-date="1636103371909"><div class="news-teaser-slider__item article-teaser__wrapper"><figure class="news-teaser-slider__figure article-teaser__picture"><img data-src="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2000/00-md-0289-srgb-18x24.png?cid=d2y.1l37" data-ng-non-bindable="" data-lazy-mode="none" src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=" alt="eagle glass sculpture" title="eagle glass sculpture" class="news-teaser-slider__picture article-teaser__image" data-resize-mode="dynamic"/><div class="i4-img-copyright">© DFS</div></figure><div class=" news-teaser-slider__caption article-teaser__content"><a href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2000/" class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="2000-391a22d1" class="headline h2">2000</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">The International Air Transport Association (IATA) honoured DFS with the Eagle Award 2000.</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2000/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span 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data-resize-mode="dynamic"/><div class="i4-img-copyright">© Shutterstock</div></figure><div class=" news-teaser-slider__caption article-teaser__content"><a href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2004/" class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="2004-35e5fa34" class="headline h2">2004</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">The European Commission laid the foundations for a Single European Sky (SES), initiating numerous …</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2004/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span class="news-teaser-slider__more-label article-teaser__more-button">read more</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="indent-4 news-teaser-slider__slide article-teaser article-teaser--mobile-portrait-layout-stacked--small 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class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="2005-bea0dd22" class="headline h2">2005</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">Germany opened the air navigation services market for regional airports. Any certified air …</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2005/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span class="news-teaser-slider__more-label article-teaser__more-button">read more</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="indent-4 news-teaser-slider__slide article-teaser article-teaser--mobile-portrait-layout-stacked--small article-teaser--tablet-portrait-layout-aside-large--medium article-teaser--tablet-landscape-layout-aside-large--large article-teaser--desktop-layout-aside-large--xlarge date-1636103371909" data-date="1636103371909"><div class="news-teaser-slider__item article-teaser__wrapper"><figure class="news-teaser-slider__figure article-teaser__picture"><img data-src="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2009/shutterstock-316451978-neu.png?cid=d31.1m7q" data-ng-non-bindable="" data-lazy-mode="none" 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article-teaser__image" data-resize-mode="dynamic"/><div class="i4-img-copyright">© DFS</div></figure><div class=" news-teaser-slider__caption article-teaser__content"><a href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2011/" class="news-teaser-slider__headline article-teaser__headline news-slider__headline"><h2 id="2011-8c2c5617" class="headline h2">2011</h2></a><p class="news-slider__content"><span class="news-slider__teaser-text news-teaser-slider__text article-teaser__teaser">DFS built two new control towers: one at Frankfurt Airport, where the construction of another runway …</span><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://www.dfs.de/homepage/en/company/history-and-vision/2011/" class="news-teaser-slider__more article-teaser__more-button-wrapper"><span class="news-teaser-slider__more-label article-teaser__more-button">read more</span></a></p></div></div></div><div class="indent-4 news-teaser-slider__slide article-teaser 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