WASHINGTON – In testimony before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee today, NATCA President Paul Rinaldi said that the lack of stable or predictable funding for the National Airspace System (NAS) is unacceptable and change […]
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July 15, 2015 // Radio Silence: The Incredible Story of the Chicago Air Traffic Control Fire, and the Professionals Who Kept Our Skies Safe (Flying Magazine)
Air traffic controller Ray Smid watched the yellow blips slide across his radar screen. The circles moved in silence, but Smid never forgot that they embodied real aircraft. It didn’t matter if the traffic was big […]
NextGen Now: Volume 1, Issue 4
This electronic multimedia publication is an update on successful ongoing efforts to modernize the National Airspace System with safe, effective, new equipment and procedures, as reported by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, with perspectives from […]
Jan. 16, 2014 // USA Today: “Ask Air Traffic Control”
The latest installment in our continuing series, featuring NATCA Director of Safety and Technology Dale Wright. This edition focuses on Handling Airlines and General Aviation.
“Improving Government Through Labor-Management Cooperation and Employee Ingenuity” – (1/24/2014)
A story from Jobs With Justice. Please click HERE.
Air Traffic Controllers Prepare for Super Bowl Weekend Traffic Surge – (1/31/2014)
CONTACT: Sarah Dunn, 315-796-1560 As the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks prepare for the big game this Sunday, air traffic controllers in the New York / New Jersey metropolitan area are preparing as well. […]