WASHINGTON – The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is shocked and extremely saddened to report the passing of veteran Miami Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT, MIA) controller and devoted Union member Narciso Torres, who was […]
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Archie League Podcast: Pilot Loses Pressure But Gains Helping Hand From Boston Center Controller
“Eight Hotel Romeo is descending, I’ve lost my cabin pressure.” The pilot of a Socata TBM-850 single-turboprop aircraft was flying north toward Burlington, Vt. Boston Center (ZBW) controller Casey Allan was conducting on-the-job training. But what […]
2021 Archie League Award Spotlight: Casey Allan, Boston Center (ZBW)
It was late on a Sunday afternoon, Sunday, March 21, 2021, and 15-year veteran Boston Center (ZBW) controller Casey Allan was conducting on-the-job training for fellow ZBW member Nick Schuler. With COVID-19 still gripping the nation […]
Archie League Medal of Safety Award Podcast: Indianapolis Center Air Traffic Controller Helps Suspected Hypoxic Pilot to Safe Landing
Matt Wyrick, who is in the sixth year of his FAA career, all at Indianapolis Center (ZID), grew up immersed in aviation. His father, Allan, was a longtime pilot for NetJets. Wyrick said hypoxia came up […]
2021 Archie League Medal of Safety Award Spotlight: Matt Wyrick, Indianapolis Center (ZID)
In the late afternoon of June 16, 2020, Matt Wyrick was working in Area 6 of Indianapolis Center (ZID) when the controller-in-charge (CIC), fellow NATCA member Rachel Gilmore, was contacted by another area that they had […]
NATCA Members Work at Sun ‘n Fun Aerospace Expo
More than 225,000 aviation enthusiasts attended the six days of events last month at Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Fla., Florida’s largest annual convention of any kind. As the second-largest air show in the […]
