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(Editor’s Note: This story has been published jointly by the FAA and NATCA.) Three new videos aim to educate controllers and managers on the continuing challenges posed by distractions, while also demonstrating how individuals at facilities […]

View from PGD’s catwalk. Punta Gorda Federal Contract Tower (PGD, FCT) has completed the successful transition to Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS). The NATCA family welcomed PGD just last year. The facility is located in […]

   O’Hare from above.Photo courtesy of John Hill, Tigerhill Studio. When the Chicago O’Hare Modernization Program (OMP) was announced on June 29, 2001, it initiated incredible challenges for O’Hare Tower (ORD) controllers. The program’s goal was […]

Fully Charged is a joint campaign sponsored by the FAA, NATCA and PASS to promote fatigue education and awareness by providing the workforce with tools to self-educate and mitigate fatigue hazards. The Fully Charged campaign was […]

NATCA and the FAA have set up a Turn Off, Tune In charging station at Chicago Center (ZAU). NATCA Facility Representative Toby Hauck and Air Traffic Manager Bill Cound were looking for a way to remind […]

We are just a week away from knowing if NATCA has won the support of the more than 1,200 bargaining unit members in the new AFN (FAA Office of Finance and Management) group who are deciding […]