Press Releases Archives

Veteran Air Traffic Controllers Rich Santa and Andrew LeBovidge Take Office as New NATCA President and Executive Vice President

WASHINGTON – For the first time since 2009, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) has a new president leading the Union that represents nearly 20,000 highly skilled air traffic controllers, engineers, and other aviation safety-related […]

NATCA CONGRATULATES LIZ SHULER AND FRED REDMOND ON THEIR ELECTION AS AFL-CIO PRESIDENT, SECRETARY-TREASURER, RESPECTIVELY

WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi today issued this statement congratulating Liz Shuler and Fred Redmond, who were unanimously elected today as President and Secretary-Treasurer, respectively, of the American Federation of […]

NATCA Mourns Tragic Loss of Richard Trumka

WASHINGTON –National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi, who also serves as a Vice President on the AFL-CIO’s Executive Council, issued the following statement on the sudden and tragic passing of AFL-CIO President Richard […]

NATCA Tells Senate Subcommittee Aviation Infrastructure Needs Immediate Attention and a Stable, Predictable Funding Stream to Support it

WASHINGTON – Infrastructure is a top national priority, and that includes our National Airspace System. Today, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi testified before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation […]

NATCA Supports the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021

WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) today announced its support for the Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021, introduced by U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., Aviation Subcommittee […]

Gilbert Elected to Join the IFATCA Executive Board and Serve as the Federation Executive Vice President for the Americas Region

WASHINGTON – Today during their 2021 annual conference, the member associations (MA) from the Americas Region of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) elected NATCA Executive Vice President (EVP) Trish Gilbert to be […]