FREQUENTIS and DFS lead Europe’s first-ever rollout of scalable, resilient ATM service model

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS), the German air navigation service provider, is taking a strategic leap forward in air traffic management (ATM) by transforming PHOENIX-CC – their inhouse developed platform currently serving as a backup solution at the Munich Area Control Center – into the next-generation PHOENIX nG platform. Designed as a high-capacity backup system, PHOENIX nG will strengthen DFS’s operational resilience while marking the start of a broader modernisation of its Area Control Centre ATS (air traffic service) systems. 

This strategic effort between DFS and Frequentis marks a milestone in the modernisation of European ATM. It represents the first operational implementation aligned with the new service delivery model (SDM) defined in the ATM Master Plan 2025*, Europe’s strategic roadmap for future-ready, harmonised air traffic management.