NATCA Hails Passage of Long-Term FAA Bill
Mon, Feb 6, 2012

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association cheered Congressional approval of the long-overdue Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill, saying that enactment will lead to an even safer and more efficient U.S. aviation system.

NATCA Applauds House for Final Approval of FAA Bill
Fri, Feb 3, 2012

We applaud the House of Representatives for approving the long-overdue FAA reauthorization bill, but the measure is not yet law. The Senate must act – and must act quickly – on this important compromise to ensure a safer, more modern and more efficient U.S. aviation system.

Seattle TRACON Trio of Controllers Wins NATCA President's Award
Thu, Feb 2, 2012

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi capped last night’s 8th Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards by presenting the President's Award for most outstanding flight assist of 2011 to Seattle Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) air traffic controllers Ken Greenwood, Josh Haviland and Ryan Herrick.

NATCA Honors Top Controller Flight Assists at Eighth Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards
Wed, Feb 1, 2012

Named for the first air traffic controller, the NATCA Archie League Medal of Safety Awards honor the top skill, dedication and professionalism that NATCA members exemplified in 2011 in the pursuit to save lives in emergency situations.

NATCA Supports FAA Bill Agreement
Tue, Jan 31, 2012

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi: "Our country’s aviation system, already the world’s safest, needs this bill."

MEDIA ADVISORY: NATCA’s Annual Safety Conference Begins Monday; Live Webcast
Fri, Jan 27, 2012

“Communicating for Safety,” the National Air Traffic Controllers Association’s premier annual safety conference, bringing together air traffic controllers, pilots, FAA officials, industry and other members of the aviation community to discuss an array of topics and share information and expertise about improving aviation safety.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Tells Story of How Controllers Guided Pilot Through Clouds Just in Time
Thu, Jan 26, 2012

The amazing story of last month's flight assist performed by Seattle TRACON NATCA members in helping pilot Jim Lawson is told in this article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

NATCA Supports FAA Bill Compromise
Fri, Jan 20, 2012

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi praised today’s announcement that Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on a long-term reauthorization of the FAA.

NATCA Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Executive Order 10988 Which Granted Federal Workers Collective Bargaining Rights
Tue, Jan 17, 2012

Today NATCA celebrates the 50th anniversary of a key achievement in the labor union movement. On January 17, 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, granting federal workers collective bargaining rights.