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SoCal Metroplex The SoCal Metroplex Core Team, Western Legal and Department of Justice Legal have been engaged in a lawsuit filed by nine Petitioners challenging the SoCal Metroplex FONSI/ROD. Through mediation, the FAA reached and concluded settlements with Newport Beach, Orange County, Laguna Beach, Benedict Hills Estates Association, and Benedict Hills Homeowners Association. The remaining four Petitioners, Culver City, Santa Monica Canyon Civic Association, Stephen Murray, and Donald Vaughn, filed their joint opening brief on March 16, 2018. The SoCal Team along with Western Legal assisted the Department of Justice in preparing the response that was filed May 15, 2018. In addition, the Team provided support for responses to the Amicus Curiae Briefs filed in support of the lawsuits against the FAA, by the City of Los Angeles, and West Adams for Clear Skies. The Courts have not scheduled oral arguments. AWP Counsel has expressed the importance of having the leads continued support during the scheduled legal briefs and oral arguments for the lawsuit and the outstanding Petitioners. The Core Team provided the Directors and Western Service Center with a SoCal Metroplex Closeout briefing on May15, 2018. The SoCal Facility POCs were slated to meet with the Western Service Center PBN leads on May 22 to discuss the procedure transition from Metroplex to PBN Implementation Process. The Team successfully implemented the SNA STAYY SID on March 29, 2018. The SID, SNA RWY 20R RNAV/RNP is the first of its kind, due to the RF Legs on departure. Not all aircraft and crews are certified to fly the procedure. Qualified Southwest crews and aircraft are flying the procedure. United and a GA pilot have evaluated and successfully flown the procedure. Alaska and American will evaluate the procedure in the near future. The procedure has some ERAM automation concerns that continue to be addressed. The SoCal closeout meeting will take place at the Regional Office on May 31, 2018. On behalf of the entire SoCal Metroplex Team I would like to thank everyone involved with the project. Your hard work and dedication made this project possible and successful. (Jose Gonzalez Article 48 Rep, SoCal Metroplex) Cleveland/Detroit Metroplex Design & Implementation The team was in Detroit this week conducting several SRM panels concerning triple landing operations at Detroit. The first panel focused on use of the offset or Yankee "Y" localizer for RWYs 22R and 4L. Along with local panel members from both D21/DTW and industry (Delta), we also included SMEs from CSA, HQ, and terminal engineering. These offset procedures were used in the past but discontinued due to signal reception issues likely relating to large aircraft exiting the runway and passing in front of the signal. The panel has determined that with mitigations, the Yankee operation can again be conducted safely. The mitigations include restricting heavies or large aircraft landing on RWY 22R in addition to utilizing the recently implemented RNAV/GPS Offset Approach to RWY 22R when possible.

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