Press Releases Archives

Extraordinary Work Continues at FAA Facilities Across Midwest as Controllers, Employees Keep System Safe While Chicago Center Repairs are Completed – (10/10/2014)

Contact: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Hundreds of NATCA members at two dozen facilities within and surrounding Chicago Center (ZAU) airspace are concluding a second full week of continuing to safely and efficiently handle the massive […]

Chicago Center Reopens; Controllers Kept System Up and Running During Unprecedented 17-Day Outage – (10/13/2014)

CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Chicago Center resumed air traffic operations at 12:40 a.m. CDT this morning, completing a 17-day period in which air traffic controllers and all FAA safety and technical employees went above […]

NATCA Statement on Election of ALPA’s 10th President – (10/23/2014)

Contact: Sarah McCann, 315-796-1560 The National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi offered congratulations to Capt. Tim Canoll, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) Executive Administrator, on his election Wednesday as ALPA’s 10th president. […]

Statement from National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi, on the death of Mark Goldstein, pilot of the aircraft involved in the accident in Wichita – (10/30/2014)

“We are shocked, and deeply saddened by the death of our beloved colleague, friend, and NATCA brother Mark Goldstein in today’s tragic accident in Wichita. We extend our deepest condolences to Mark’s family and friends, and […]

USA TODAY – Ask Air Traffic Control: When Radio Contact Fails – (11/3/2014)

The latest in our regular series in USA Today, written by NATCA Director of Safety and Technology Dale Wright. Please click HERE.

Full Testimony: NATCA President Paul Rinaldi, before House T&I Committee – (11/18/2014)

Please click HERE.