Press Releases

October 8, 2013 Dear Representative: On behalf of over 15,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is writing to urge you to support the Federal Worker Pay Fairness Act. This bill […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: NATCA TO HOST AVIATION RALLY CALLING ON CONGRESS TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) will host an aviation community rally to call […]

CONTACT: Sarah Dunn, 315-796-1560 WASHINGTON, DC – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association today hosted a rally calling on lawmakers to end the government shutdown immediately. Gathering on Capitol Hill, NATCA’s leaders, alongside representatives from across […]

TIME MAGAZINE: Every day that the government stays closed, Steve Wallace, an air-traffic controller in Miami with 22 years of experience, gets more nervous. A perfect storm — the delay in training new controllers because of […]

Now that the government has finally reopened, furloughed FAA aviation safety professionals can return to their jobs and air traffic controllers will again have the essential support staff and resources they need to ensure our nation’s […]

Sequestration and the recent government shutdown have badly damaged our aviation system. Please click here.