Veteran Fort Wayne air traffic controller Eric Vanstrom performed a dramatic flight assist last year that helped ensure a safe outcome to a dangerous situation that the pilot and co-pilot of a small plane found themselves […]
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April 27, 2017 // Washington Center Controllers Honored For Assisting Pilot Who Lost Navigation, Then Engines, and Landed on Road
Washington Center air traffic controllers Jaymi Steinberg and Richard Wallace met with members of the media on April 26, 2017, to discuss the flight assist that occurred on Easter Sunday 2016 in which they assisted South […]
April 14, 2017 // Cleveland Center Controller David Stempien Honored for Helping Save Couple in Small Plane
NATCA and the Federal Aviation Administration held press availability at Cleveland Center (ZAU) on April 11 and 14, 2017, featuring the story of controller David Stempien’s flight assist to help a couple in a small plane […]
April 14, 2017 // Anchorage Center Controller Jessica Earp Honored for Helping Save Fighter Jet Pilot
NATCA and the FAA held a press conference at Anchorage Center (ZAN) on April 13, 2017, featuring the story of controller Jessica Earp’s flight assist of an F-18 jet in 2016. Earp’s work earned her NATCA’s […]
April 5, 2017 // NATCA Applauded Appointment of NTSB Vice Chairman; NATCA Honored NTSB Board Member Hart with Sentinel of Safety Award
WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) applauded President Trump’s appointment of Robert L. Sumwalt to be the Vice Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The appointment was made in conjunction with […]
March 31, 2017 // National Air Traffic Controllers Association Appoints Director of Public Affairs
WASHINGTON—The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has appointed Thom Metzger as its Director of Public Affairs. The team he oversees at NATCA is responsible for media relations, social media and other digital/web communications, member and […]
