NATCA Leadership Statement on the Presidential Inauguration
(WASHINGTON) – NATCA President Nick Daniels issued the following statement on the Presidential Inauguration:
“We congratulate President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance on their swearing into office today. “America’s National Airspace System (NAS) is the safest and most complex in the world. The approximately 10,800 fully certified air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals that the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) represents are essential to maintaining the highest levels of safety and the future of aviation.
“The NAS is a cornerstone of our nation’s economy, and it is vital that our nation supports and protects it. The NAS supports nearly 11 million jobs and generates $1.8 trillion in economic activity. Each day, we facilitate the safe movement of 45,000 flights, over 2 million passengers, and over 60,000 tons of cargo, contributing more than five percent to the U.S. Gross Domestic Product.
“NATCA looks forward to working with the new Administration to continue advancing the priorities laid out in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, including maximum hiring of air traffic controllers, implementing more efficient controller training, and continuing NATCA and FAA collaboration on important safety and efficiency programs. We also look forward to continuing to work with the new Administration to advance the repair or replacement of FAA owned air traffic control facilities and installing state-of-the-art equipment, ensuring that the United States remains the gold standard for the world and is prepared to integrate the future of aviation travel. These efforts will be essential to improving the NAS and supporting the workforce that safeguards it while also providing air travelers the safety and professionalism they deserve.”
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Galen Munroe, Deputy Director of Public Affairs; 202-220-9802, [email protected].
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is a labor union and aviation safety organization in the United States that represents nearly 20,000 highly skilled air traffic controllers, engineers, and other aviation safety-related professionals. NATCA was certified in 1987 by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to be the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Today, NATCA is one of the strongest labor unions in the federal sector and represents a range of aviation safety professionals in 15 FAA bargaining units, five Department of Defense air traffic facilities, and 123 federal contract towers. These air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals make vital contributions to the U.S. economy and make modern life possible by coordinating the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of one billion aviation passengers and millions of tons of freight within the National Airspace System each year. NATCA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
