• As for TFDM, the team has finished our meetings with IP&A to discuss them
zeroing out their runway ba lancing benefits.
o Those five meetings with NATCA and management from DEN, DTW, MIA,
MSP, and PHX all went well and have scheduled another meeting with
the TFDM team and IP&A to go over the notes.
o Something to be aware of though, IP&A said yesterday during the
meetings that they would support an electronic flight strip system, even
with a negative cost/benefits ratio. From a NATCA standpoint , this
wouldn ' t be a total loss because we ' d get some form of EFD. However,
this, in the eyes of the bean counters a nd the airlines, would give no
savings and would p robably piss off most of them.
o Mr. Baugh found out this week that there was a meeting last week with
quite a few people, mainly Teri Bristol (FAA COO) and the TFDM
Program Manager Mike Huffman.
Ms. Bris tol found out the team had slid three years and s he asked
why. When the PM told her because the Agency had cut $90M out
of the program , Ms. Bristol spoke of her support of TFDM and
committed to help out the program get back on track. This was
good news for the program.
