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There are 41 NATCA members at the level 12 Houston Intercontinental ATCT (IAH). The tower was commissioned in 1996 and is responsible for Class B airspace, eight miles in diameter of the airport from the surface […]

This week marked Spirit Week at Southwest Airlines. To celebrate, 26 Chicago Center (ZAU) members went to Chicago Midway ATCT (MDW) to build relationships with Southwest pilots. Members from MDW and Chicago TRACON (C90) joined the […]

Member in NeedIndianapolis Center (ZID) member Tyler Height unexpectedly lost his wife, Jessica, on Sept. 24. Tyler is a former member of Charlotte ATCT (CLT). CLT FacRep Anthony Schifano writes, “Whatever you can afford to give, […]

Thanks to Nashville (BNA) member Zac Hedrick for this great shot of his home tower. Upon completion of a flyby at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling celebrating the 69th birthday of the United States Air Force, a B-2 […]

Arbitrator Gary L. Eder has ruled in favor of NATCA regarding the negotiation for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with RVA, Inc., covering RVA-run federal contract towers represented by NATCA. Prior to the arbitration, NATCA […]

The FAA’s Voluntary Safety Reporting Programs (VSRP) for Air Traffic and Technical Operations collaborated to tackle a problem with portable signal light guns used by tower controllers to signal pilots and ground personnel when radio communications […]