WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi stated: NATCA shares the Administration’s commitments to infrastructure modernization and providing the National Airspace System (NAS) with a stable, predictable funding stream. We look forward to reviewing the specifics of the air traffic control […]
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May 18, 2017 // KSNV-TV Las Vegas Explores the Jobs of Las Vegas Air Traffic Controllers
KSNV-TV LAS VEGAS: Directing The Sky – An inside look at the jobs of air traffic controllers at Las Vegas Tower (LAS) and Las Vegas Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON – L30). The story features interviews […]
May 17, 2017 // Testimony of NATCA President Paul Rinaldi Before House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee
Written TestimonyPaul RinaldiPresident, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA)May 17, 2017 Before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing: “The Need to Reform FAA and Air Traffic Control to Build a 21st Century Aviation System […]
May 12, 2017 // Kansas City Center Members Honored for Helping Save Pilot
Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center air traffic controllers Jeffrey Volski and Andrew Cullen displayed calm and reassurance under pressure to help the pilot of a small plane who was battling severe icing conditions. The […]
May 4, 2017 // WFTV-TV – Behind the Scenes at Orlando Tower (MCO) and TRACON (F11)
WFTV-TV ORLANDOMay 4, 2017 “At three hundred forty-five feet in the air, the Orlando International Airport’s air traffic control tower rises out of the flat sprawling concrete. On an average day, the tower and its staff […]

May 4, 2017 // Phoenix TRACON Air Traffic Controllers Honored for Helping Save Pilot, Passenger
Phoenix Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) air traffic controllers Brian Bond, Aaron Fones, and Carlton Wickstrom displayed calm under pressure to help the pilot of a small plane who was battling harsh weather conditions and turbulence […]