Before relocating, ZUA was on Andersen Air Force base and originally began running air traffic control services in the late 1940s. The level 8 facility is now located near the main international airport. Nineteen NATCA members […]
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NBAA: Napa Airport Provides Staging Area for Earthquake Response – (8/29/2014)
From NBAA: “The earthquake shattered the windows in the tower, putting it temporarily out of service, but operations are continuing with radio clearances from nearby Oakland Center. There is already a contractor on-site repairing the tower, […]
NATCA Statement on the Passing of Robert E. Poli – (9/22/2014)
NATCA extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Robert E. Poli, former president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), who passed away last week. Although Mr. Poli was never affiliated with NATCA, he […]
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS KEEP SKIES ABOVE CHICAGO SAFE, EFFICIENT FOLLOWING FRIDAY FIRE – (9/28/2014)
CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Following a fire last Friday that closed the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAU) in Aurora, Ill., hundreds of air traffic controllers at more than a dozen key facilities […]
Extraordinary Work Continues at FAA Facilities Across Midwest as Controllers, Employees Keep System Safe While Chicago Center Repairs are Completed – (10/10/2014)
Contact: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Hundreds of NATCA members at two dozen facilities within and surrounding Chicago Center (ZAU) airspace are concluding a second full week of continuing to safely and efficiently handle the massive […]
Chicago Center Reopens; Controllers Kept System Up and Running During Unprecedented 17-Day Outage – (10/13/2014)
CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Chicago Center resumed air traffic operations at 12:40 a.m. CDT this morning, completing a 17-day period in which air traffic controllers and all FAA safety and technical employees went above […]