The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) thanks Congress for passing an extension to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) authorization preventing a painful and costly shutdown at the end of the year. NATCA stands ready to […]
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NATCA Applauds U.S. House Letter Calling for Maximum Air Traffic Controller Hiring, Collaborative Resources Workgroup Staffing Targets in FAA Reauthorization
NATCA President Rich Santa Thanks 138 U.S. Representatives for Signing Bipartisan Letter to Congressional Leadership (WASHINGTON) – Today, NATCA thanked the 138 members of the U.S. House of Representatives who signed a letter to Congressional leadership […]
New York Times: Right on Staffing, Wrong on Portrayal of Air Traffic Controller Conduct
(WASHINGTON) – NATCA denounces the unfair and inaccurate portrayal of air traffic controllers in today’s article in the New York Times. It does not portray the professionalism and skill with which air traffic controllers perform their complex and […]
Rich Santa Thanks U.S. House of Representatives for Passage of Bi-Partisan FAA Reauthorization Bill
NATCA President Testifies Before Subcommittee on Aviation that Staffing Targets, Maximum Hiring, and Modernization Must be Top Priorities to Reduce Risk in the National Airspace System (WASHINGTON) – Today, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President […]
NATCA: FAA’s SAFETY REVIEW TEAM CONCLUDES INADEQUATE CONTROLLER STAFFING INTRODUCES RISK INTO THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM
(WASHINGTON) – The FAA’s National Airspace System (NAS) Safety Review Team (SRT) report, which was issued today, reinforces what NATCA has been saying about air traffic control staffing for a decade when it wrote that “these […]
RICH SANTA TESTIFIES BEFORE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION SAFETY, OPERATIONS, AND INNOVATION
NATCA President States Staffing Targets, Maximum Hiring, and Modernization Must be Top Priorities to Reduce Risk in the National Airspace System (WASHINGTON) – During his testimony today before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, […]
