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NATCA and the FAA began a collaborative effort to identify potential safety improvements related to human factors in the National Airspace System in 2010. The Professional Standards Program was the first initiative created through this effort. […]

By: Aaron Rose, NATCA Terminal Automation Representative Photos courtesy of Raytheon. Imagine for a moment that software and hardware designers for smartphones never actually used the equipment they developed. They never handled it, never opened the […]

      NATCA President Paul Rinaldi, Director of Safety and Technology Jim Ullmann, and Program Management Organization (PMO) Rep Jeff Woods toured Charlotte-Douglas ATCT (CLT), where the Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) effort provides solutions to […]

Tim Poer was nominated for his effort on position at Abilene ATCT (ABI). After departure, a military aircraft reported that both engines were on fire. The aircraft was heavy with fuel and struggled to climb. Poer […]

Rebecca Goff was nominated for work on the Local Control Position at Bowman ATCT (LOU). She received several scratchy and unreadable calls from a pilot. After finally establishing two-way radio communications, the pilot informed Goff that […]

Jeffrey Rawson was nominated for his exceptional performance at Salt Lake City ATCT (SLC). On the day of the event, there were snowstorms in the terminal area with a large amount of accumulation, causing all runways […]