1. Federal Aviation Administration Data Communications Program Final Investment Decision (FID) – Update on May 30, 2012 Presented to:SC-214/WG-78 Plenary #15 By:Gregg Anderson, FAA DC Program, Operations & Integration Team Lead Date:June 7, 2012

2. 2 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Purpose Respond to the action item from the JRC Meeting on May 16, 2012 –Program received the action to update the analysis for Data Comm Tower 57 site selection to include costs Decision Requested –Final Investment Decision to implement Departure Clearance (DCL) service to accommodate FANS aircraft (S1P1) Award the Data Comm Integrated Services (DCIS) contract Award the ERAM contract modification supporting DCL service Approve initial 35 sites with positive NPV + 6 sites due to other considerations equaling 41 total Conditionally approve remaining sites with the program returning to the JRC in FY13 to provide updated cost and operational data –Endorse moving forward with development of En Route services (S1P2)

3. 3 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Changes Since Previous Analysis The 57 site analysis presented previously was based on the following considerations: –Airport operations –Departure Clearance Revisions data –Weather impact –Positive benefits in minutes Current analysis refines the previous selection by: –Monetizing benefits by site –Incorporating costs per site –Calculating per site Return on Investment (ROI) metrics –Incorporating User/Operational considerations identified by Data Comm Implementation Team (DCIT) and RTCA Task Force 5 –Results in 41 sites 35 with positive ROI Six (6) based on User/Operational considerations

4. 4 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Cost Analysis Inputs Both Non-Recurring and Recurring FAA costs per site –Costs are from FY15-42 –Non-Recurring costs include implementation, FTI and Data Comm Network Service (DCNS) establishment ~$200K average per site (one time, non-recurring) –Recurring Costs include FTI and DCNS service costs ~$160K average per site per year Not Included in this Analysis –User Costs –FAA Fixed costs FY12-15 are not included in individual site calculations –Other Recurring costs (e.g. software maintenance, Program Office)

5. 5 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Business Case Impacts Potential savings: –Reducing the number of sites from 57 to 41, equals a potential savings of: Non-Recurring (F&E) ~$3.2M total Recurring (Ops) ~ $2.6M per year (16 sites) over 24 years (FY19-42) or ~$62M total

6. 6 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Recommended Sites (56 Airports, 57 Towers) JFK ORD EWR IAH DFW(2) LGA PHL FLL LAX MIA ATL LAS MSP DEN IAD MDW BOS BWI CLT MCO SAN PHX MCI DTW STL SFO TPA SJC HOU OAK CLE SLC BDL CVG SEA MEM SDF DAL DCA PIT AUS RDU IND SAT PVD PBI HPN BNA ONT MSY BUR ABQ SMF JAX SNA TEB 22 = other reasons e.g. DCL Trials Site 15 = 86% of the Benes 20 = 12% of the Benes

7. 7 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Program to return to JRC in FY13 Status award of DCNS contract modification Revisit site selection analysis based on contract costs and updated operational data Status automation enhancements for DCL service Status Tower trials progress Work with NextGen Capture Team and develop plan for En Route services

8. 8 Federal Aviation Administration Data Comm Program June 2012 Decision Approved Final Investment Decision to implement Departure Clearance (DCL) service to accommodate FANS aircraft (S1P1 ) –Award the Data Comm Integrated Services (DCIS) contract –Award the ERAM contract modification supporting DCL service –Approve initial 35 sites with positive NPV + 6 add’l sites based on other considerations equaling 41 total –Conditionally approve the remaining sites with the program returning to the JRC in FY13 to provide updated cost and operational data Endorse moving forward with development of En Route services (S1P2)