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Zarick (ZDV), National Interval Management Rep, and Chris Aymond (MSY), National Terminal Interval Management Rep. ADS-B: As of Feb. 1, 2018, the number of Rule Compliant ADS-B Out aircraft in the United States reached 43,642. ADS-B In equipped aircraft reached 37,742. The growth in aircraft equipage has been significant, and some areas of the NAS are seeing high percentages of traffic equipped. However, the projections are still falling short of the numbers needed prior to the Jan. 1, 2020 deadline to equip. So far, the Agency has been clear that the deadline is firm. Most, if not all, air carriers have provided the Agency with a plan to meet the deadline. However, the means to achieve those plans in the short amount of time remaining is becoming a larger question. United Airlines, Rockwell, and the SBS Program Office have partnered to make significant progress in upgrading the United B737 Rockwell avionics fleet with 110 ADS-B installations complete. American, Delta, Alaska, and many other airlines are showing increased fleet ADS-B equipage. For general aviation, the very rough estimate of avionics installation capacity nationwide is 50,000 aircraft per year. The rough estimate of all NAS aircraft that need to equip is 160,000. The actual number that needs to equip could be much lower depending on the number of users that remain outside of ADS-B Rule airspace (where a transponder is required). Users that wait too close to 2020 may find that the capacity for installation falls short of demand. The military has already indicated they will be unable to meet the 2020 deadline. Several of their older airframes simply cannot accommodate the new avionics. The military does expect to equip newer fighters and all of their larger aircraft. To deal with the exception, the Agency is working on agreements with DOD to ensure identified radar sources remain in place. ADS-B IOCs have been completed at all En route (ERAM and MEARTS) facilities. All ERAM sites have promoted ADS-B to the top of their sort cells. 118 of 155 Terminal sites have reached their ADS-B IOC, and 113 are operating on Fusion. The majority of the remaining Terminal sites are ARTS 2E sites awaiting an upgrade to the ELITE (STARS) build. The Terminal ADS-B/Fusion transition proceeds in this order: Kickoff meeting, ADS-B Flight Inspection, ADS-B IOC, Fusion Operational Suitability Demonstration (OSD) and Fusion Operations. The most recent and upcoming Terminal events: • Asheville (AVL) ADS-B/Fusion Kickoff 2/1 • Great Falls (GTF) ADS-B/Fusion Kickoff 2/1 • Pasco (PSC) ADS-B IOC 2/1 • Fayetteville (FAY) Fusion OSD 2/5 • Champagne (CMI) ADS-B Flight Inspection (WX Reschedule) 2/6 • Pasco (PSC) Fusion OSD 2/7 • Longview (GGG) Fusion Operational 2/7 • Fayetteville (FAY) Fusion Operational 2/7 • Lake Charles (LCH) ADS-B/Fusion Kickoff 2/13

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