NATCA SUPPORTS DEPENDABLE AIR SERVICE ACT
Wed, Apr 24, 2013

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association applauds the bipartisan efforts of Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and others who have today introduced the Dependable Air Service Act.

NATCA Press Statement - Furlough Update
Tue, Apr 23, 2013

After just two days of furloughs for air traffic controllers, more than 10,000 flights have been delayed and more than 600 canceled.

NATCA STATEMENT – CONTINUATION OF CONTROLLER FURLOUGHS
Mon, Apr 22, 2013

The current furloughs of air traffic controllers may be due to unique and unusual circumstances but after a single day of delays throughout the aviation system, it’s clear they should be halted immediately.

NATCA Statement on Air Traffic Controller Furlough Situation
Fri, Apr 19, 2013

With just days to go before air traffic controllers are forced off the job by furloughs imposed in the wake of sequester, the Federal Aviation Administration is echoing what NATCA has been saying for months – these cuts will needlessly disrupt and diminish the capacity of the world’s safest, most efficient national airspace system.

NATCA Fully Supports Bill From Sen. Blunt to Stop Controller Furloughs
Mon, Apr 15, 2013

NATCA Statement on FAA Announcement That Contract Tower Closures Are Delayed
Fri, Apr 5, 2013

Continuing service at these towers will help maintain an important layer of safety, and for that reason we are pleased to hear they will remain open longer than originally expected.

NATCA DENOUNCES TOWER CLOSURES AS DAMAGING FOR AVIATION AND THE COUNTRY
Fri, Mar 22, 2013

The closure of these air traffic control towers will reduce the overall margin of safety of our entire aviation system.

NATCA Supports Udall-Collins Amendment
Mon, Mar 18, 2013

This amendment would give the heads of federal agencies and departments the discretion necessary to implement sequestration cuts in a smarter, more efficient way.

NATCA SUPPORTS SEN. BLUNT'S AMENDMENT TO STOP CONTROLLER FURLOUGHS
Thu, Mar 14, 2013

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association supports the Blunt amendment and urges its adoption during the current Continuing Resolution debate.

Fort Worth Center NATCA Member Featured on ABC World News Tonight
Thu, Mar 14, 2013

Archie League Medal of Safety Award winner LouElla Hollingsworth saved a pilot's life last year. He was suffering from hypoxia. Click here.

NATCA Honors Skill, Professionalism of Its Archie League Medal of Safety Award Winners
Fri, Mar 8, 2013

Named for the first air traffic controller, the NATCA Archie League Awards honor the top skill, dedication and professionalism that NATCA members demonstrated in 2012 in the pursuit to save lives in emergency situations.

NATCA Statement: Update on Sequestration
Tue, Mar 5, 2013

Today, the projections about the effects of sequestration are giving way to reality.

PRESS RELEASE, FULL TEXT OF REMARKS: NATCA President Paul Rinaldi at the Aero Club of Washington
Wed, Feb 27, 2013

Rinaldi: "Continued budget uncertainty is not good for the long-term safety of the system.”

STATEMENT FROM NATCA PRESIDENT PAUL RINALDI
Fri, Feb 22, 2013

"Today’s announcement from the FAA unfortunately confirms the concerns we have been warning about for months – sequestration will significantly and perhaps permanently undermine the capacity of the National Airspace System."

NATCA Salutes DOT Secretary LaHood for Term Marked by Safety
Tue, Jan 29, 2013

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association today salutes Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, upon his resignation announcement.

NATCA Applauds Senate Confirmation of Michael Huerta as FAA Administrator
Tue, Jan 1, 2013

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association applauded Senate confirmation today of Michael Huerta as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration for the next five years.