Respect

Lydia Baune (GEG) and Chris Keyes (ZDC) are the national Professional Standard Representatives.  Background:  NATCA’s Professional Standards (PS) program has now processed over 3,350 cases since the program began in 2010. The program helps to maintain, promote, and inspire […]

At the 2019 Professional Women Controllers, Inc. (PWC)  National Training Conference, NATCA Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert moderated a panel with Professional Standards member Garth Koleszar and Potomac TRACON (PCT) (Acting) Air Traffic Manager and Professional […]

In one of the most popular Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-NATCA produced videos of 2017, controllers urge their peers to keep distractions out of the operation, a message that will be reiterated at next week’s NATCA 17th […]

NATCA and the FAA began a collaborative effort to identify potential safety improvements related to human factors in the National Airspace System in 2010. The Professional Standards Program was the first initiative created through this effort. […]

You have the right to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace by management officials. NATCA has heard numerous complaints from across the country from employees regarding rude, snide or abusive behavior by supervisors […]