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The government shutdown moved the Build 2 System Requirements Review (SRR) back one week but no other major meetings were impacted. The FAA is still looking into whether it will have any lasting schedule impacts. While at the SRR, we were able to go over all of our issues with the requirements for Build 2, which is almost fully comprised of runway balancing and surface metering. These requirements and capabilities will eventually subsume NASA's Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 prototype in CLT, see Pete Slattery's ATD-2 updates for more details on it's progress. Equipment has begun to arrive and be set up in the tech center in preparation for the long process of testing TFDM prior to its planned Initial Operating Capability (IOC) date in PHX of November, 2019. The main structure of the lab is completed and the remaining equipment will arrive between now and September, allowing full integration of other systems like TBFM and TFMS. Work continues to be done in the Implementation and Training teams in preparation of next years IOC at PHX. Site surveys have been done and discussions with PHX will continue regarding their transition from AEFS to TFDM. As they already have AEFS, space in their cab for a new TFDM system is tight in a few areas but the engineers are working on getting a switch so that AEFS can be brought up on the new TFDM monitors. When we need to test on site, we will simply turn a few of the AEFS monitors to the TFDM side, run the tests, and switch back. The training is still scheduled to take approximately five days but the team is working very hard to make the class as efficient as possible while still providing the level of training each facility will need in order to achieve success with the system. Advanced Electronic Flight Strips (AEFS) NATCA and AJV-7 (Requirements) went to the Tech Center the first full week of February for initial AEFS shakedown testing of build 5.4.0.0. The build held up nicely and had the agreed upon improvements and passed the unofficial tests. Final suitability testing for that build will be March 12-16, with additional participants from the field. Once a call of suitability is achieved for this build from AJV-7, we plan to test in CLT from April 2-6. It will then be up to the facility to decide to leave the new build operational. Build 5.5.0.0, which will have more integration capabilities with ATD-2, is schedule to go through it's initial shakedown testing at the tech center in the middle of June, with official suitability testing scheduled in early August. CLT Nothing new PHX Nothing new CLE Final installation for Build 5.3.0.3 Drop 7 was completed on January 18 and CLE is now using the drop operationally.

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