Press Releases

(WASHINGTON) – The FAA’s National Airspace System (NAS) Safety Review Team (SRT) report, which was issued today, reinforces what NATCA has been saying about air traffic control staffing for a decade when it wrote that “these […]

NATCA President States Staffing Targets, Maximum Hiring, and Modernization Must be Top Priorities to Reduce Risk in the National Airspace System  (WASHINGTON) – During his testimony today before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, […]

An article published today in The New York Times on the Feb. 4, 2023, runway incursion at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), accurately describes the chronic staffing shortages within the National Airspace System (NAS). For more than a decade, […]

WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO, (NATCA) applauds the Senate confirmation today of Michael Whitaker as Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator.   With Administrator Whitaker confirmed, he can direct the FAA to focus on addressing […]

WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) applauds the passage of a bipartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) that funds the government through Nov. 17, 2023, and extends Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization through Dec. 31, 2023.  […]

WASHINGTON – In a letter sent to all the members of the U.S. Senate today, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Rich Santa called on senators to vote in support of a bipartisan continuing resolution […]