Press Releases Archives

June 15, 2016: Controller Staffing at a 27-Year Low; Rinaldi Tells House Aviation Subcommittee the Situation is a “Crisis”

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) For Immediate Release June 15, 2016 Contact: Sarah McCann, 315-796-1560 Controller Staffing at a 27-Year Low; Rinaldi Tells House Aviation Subcommittee the Situation is a “Crisis” WASHINGTON – National Air […]

May 25, 2016: FAA, NATCA Announce Tentative Agreement on New Collective Bargaining Agreement

May 25, 2016 Contacts: Sarah McCann, NATCA, 315-796-1560; Laura Brown, FAA, 202-359-3680 FAA, NATCA Announce Tentative Agreement on New Collective Bargaining Agreement WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air […]

May 25, 2016: The Hill: Op/ed column by Paul Rinaldi, “Don’t let our air traffic control system become the D.C. Metro of the skies”

Please click here to read this op/ed column by Paul Rinaldi, NATCA President, published May 25, 2016. To subscribe to receive NATCA press releases, statements, and media advisories, please click here.

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi Named Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Winner

May 19, 2016 NATCA President Paul Rinaldi Named Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award Winner Click Here for the link.

NATCA Applauds Senate Confirmation of Michael Huerta as FAA Administrator – (1/1/2013)

CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 NATCA APPLAUDS SENATE CONFIRMATION OF MICHAEL HUERTA AS FAA ADMINISTRATOR WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association applauded Senate confirmation today of Michael Huerta as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration […]

NATCA Salutes DOT Secretary LaHood for Term Marked by Safety – (1/29/2013)

CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association today salutes Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, upon his resignation announcement. “Secretary LaHood has been an extraordinary leader. He worked to restore fair collective bargaining […]