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NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES REPORT DOUBLES DOWN ON FAILED CONTROLLER STAFFING MODEL
WASHINGTON – The report issued today by the National Academies of Sciences, The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, ignores the true issues facing our nation and air traffic controller staffing. The flying public, the airlines, business and general […]

NATCA SUPPORTS THE SAFE OPERATION OF SHARED AIRSPACE ACT OF 2025
WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) strongly supports the Safe Operation of Shared Airspace Act of 2025, which was introduced last week by Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, Maria Cantwell (Wash.) and […]

NATCA APPLAUDS INCLUSION OF CHAIRMAN GRAVES’S AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SECTION IN BUDGET RECONCILIATION
WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Control Association (NATCA) thanks House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Sam Graves for his leadership in passing an Air Traffic Control (ATC) section in the budget reconciliation package. This section will significantly […]

NATCA SUPPORTS SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY’S PLAN TO MODERNIZE THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced the details about his visionary plan to modernize our nation’s air traffic control system. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) strongly supports this comprehensive effort to fund and […]

NATCA, FAA REACH AGREEMENT ON INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) have reached an agreement designed to enhance the recruitment of prospective air traffic […]