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NATCA represents controllers who work at 96 of the 253 Federal Contract Towers (FCT) operated by Robinson Aviation (RVA), Inc., Midwest Air Traffic Control Service, Inc., and Serco, Inc.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began contracting out towers in the early 1990s. The National Labor Relations Board certified NATCA as the exclusive bargaining representative for its first Federal Contract Tower, Central Wisconsin Tower (CWA), Mosinee, Wis., in early 1997.

Former NATCA President John Carr grew up in the Washington, D.C. area delivering The Washington Post as a paper boy. He then spent four years as a Navy controller in Corpus Christi, Texas, and aboard the USS Eisenhower, including a 152-day deployment at sea without a port call — a record that stood for 22 years. He turned down a job offer from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a few days after the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) strike, but reconsidered when his brother counseled him on his career options.

Myth: Reform will erase everything federal aviation employees have worked for: pay, pension, retirement, and negotiation power. Myth: Air traffic control reform will eliminate delays. Myth: NATCA just wants to privatize air traffic control at any […]

Myth: Reform will erase everything federal aviation employees have worked for: pay, pension, retirement, and negotiation power. Myth: Air traffic control reform will eliminate delays. Myth: NATCA just wants to privatize air traffic control at any […]