History

On Sept. 23-24, 1986, 72 delegates attended NATCA’s founding convention in Chicago including provisional representatives from each of the FAA’s nine regions. John Thornton, the founding father of NATCA, announced that NATCA had collected more than […]

1986-1988 | Founding Convention Regional Representatives  Alaskan (NAL): Joe Dunigan (Will Faville took over in 1987 after Dunigan resigned.)  Central (NCE): Jim Poole  Eastern(NEA): Steve Bell  Great Lakes (NGL): Fred Gilbert  New England (NNE): Howie Barte  […]

NATCA HISTORY THIS MONTH: NATCA dedicated its own seven-story building on the northern edge of downtown Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2000. FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, numerous other Agency and Union dignitaries, and rank-and-file members attended […]