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Eurocontrol Handles Civil, Military Traffic in German Airspace
Controllers at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center in the Netherlands take responsibility for high-altitude traffic over northwest Germany.
Controllers monitor air traffic at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center in the Netherlands. (Photo: Eurocontrol)
Controllers monitor air traffic at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center in the Netherlands. (Photo: Eurocontrol)

Controllers at the Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (Muac) in the Netherlands started handling both civil and military air traffic over northwest Germany this month, bringing to completion an effort to integrate military traffic in German airspace. Forty-eight former employees of German air navigation service provider Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS) based at Maastricht have become part of the staff of the Eurocontrol-operated Muac facility, the parties announced.