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2026 NATCA Calendar Spotlight: January Features Baltimore ATCT (BWI)
For January, the 2026 NATCA wall calendar features a photo of Baltimore ATCT (BWI) taken by local member Nathan Twerberg. Baltimore ATCT is a level eight FAA tower with 26 NATCA members. The airport first opened in 1950. The airport has gone through several name changes! When it opened it was called Friendship International Airport, before being renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport in 1973. In 2005, the airport’s name was changed to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall…
NATCA Members Complete OSHA/OWCP Training Course
Nine NATCA members recently completed the OSHA/OWCP Training course. The two-day course took place in Las Vegas on Dec. 16-17, 2025. NATCA Great Lakes Region OSHA Representative Xavier Rivera (Indianapolis Center, ZID) and NATCA Southern Region OWCP Representative Greg Sherven (Miami Center, ZMA) were instructors for the final training event of 2025. This training empowers…
NATCA Welcomes New Union Members! (Nov. 24, Dec. 2, 8, 15, 22, and 29)
NATCA would like to welcome all the new members whose applications were processed in recent weeks. Welcome to the NATCA family! Alaskan: Logan Freeman (Anchorage TRACON, A11) Jacob Whitt (A11) Ciara Lazer (Anchorage Center, ZAN) Central: Andrew Butler (Kansas City Downtown Center, MKC) Alec Johnson (MKC) Maxwell Napier (St. Louis ATCT, STL) Julien Dochez (St….
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Press Releases
ICYMI: Video of Press Conference at NATCA’s National Office as Air Traffic Controllers Receive Second Zero-Dollar Paycheck
Earlier today, President Nick Daniels held a press conference at NATCA’s National Office to mark the second consecutive zero-dollar paycheck for the nation’s air traffic controllers. Daniels discussed the growing personal and professional toll that the shutdown is taking on air traffic controllers, and the potential impact on the traveling public as the busy holiday…
Official Statement of NATCA President Nick Daniels on the Ongoing Government Shutdown
The following is the official statement from NATCA President Nick Daniels: “Tuesday, air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals we represent received zero dollars in their paycheck, just two weeks after they received a partial paycheck. This is not acceptable. “For this nation’s air traffic controllers, missing just one paycheck can be a significant…
America’s Air Traffic Controllers to Receive First $0 Paycheck on Oct. 28
Today, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) expressed its concern about the compounding effects the federal government shutdown is having on the approximately 10,800 fully certified air traffic controllers and thousands of other aviation safety professionals that it represents. The vast majority of NATCA members who continue to work without pay during the shutdown…
Congressional Testimony
Read NATCA President Nick Daniel’s Full Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure United States House of Representatives
Read the full text of NATCA President Nick Daniel’s testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure United States House of Representatives here.
NATCA President Santa’s testimony before House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation
Read House Aviation Subcommittee Written Testimony of NATCA President Rich Santa PDF here Watch the hearing and learn more here. 3-23-23 House Aviation Subcommittee Written Testimony of NATCA President Rich Santa FINAL[100]Download
Podcasts
NATCA President Nick Daniels Presses for Air Traffic Control Modernization in Podcast with Air Line Pilots Association
NATCA President Nick Daniels continued to press for air traffic control modernization, an increase in ATC staffing, and the need for coordination and support among aviation unions during an appearance on a podcast hosted by Air Line Pilots Association President Jason Ambrosi. Daniels and Ambrosi also spoke about how NATCA continues to advocate and fight…
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