Press Releases

WFTV-TV ORLANDOMay 4, 2017 “At three hundred forty-five feet in the air, the Orlando International Airport’s air traffic control tower rises out of the flat sprawling concrete. On an average day, the tower and its staff […]

Phoenix Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) air traffic controllers Brian Bond, Aaron Fones, and Carlton Wickstrom displayed calm under pressure to help the pilot of a small plane who was battling harsh weather conditions and turbulence […]

WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi and NATCA Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert issued a joint statement today, applauding Congressional passage of an omnibus funding bill that prevents a government shutdown […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]