Yesterday morning, Southwest Flight 1380 took off from New York LaGuardia, bound for Dallas Love Field. A short time into the flight, there was a failure of the left engine. The resulting incident caused a window […]
NATCA News
March 6, 2018 // Announcing the Global Air Traffic Controllers Alliance
On March 6, leaders of aviation safety unions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, and New Zealand launched the Global Air Traffic Controllers Alliance at the World ATM in Madrid, Spain. This […]
Feb. 2, 2018 // NATCA’S Minnesota Members Are Ready for the Super Bowl of Air Traffic Control
MINNEAPOLIS – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) represented air traffic controllers, traffic management coordinators, and staff specialists in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region are ready for one of the biggest challenges of their careers – safely […]
Jan. 20, 2018 // NATCA CONDEMNS SHUTDOWN THAT HARMS NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM
STABLE, PREDICTABLE FUNDING STREAM FOR NAS IS ESSENTIAL WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi and Executive Vice President Trish Gilbert issued a statement this morning condemning the shutdown of the federal […]
Jan. 15, 2018 // Honoring Dr. King and His Fierce Advocacy for Unions and Workers’ Rights
Brothers and Sisters, Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. On this day, many Americans honor Dr. King’s tireless advocacy for the civil rights movement by doing some form of volunteer community service. As a […]
Jan. 5, 2018 // NATCA Statement on Announcement of Dan Elwell as Acting FAA Administrator
WASHINGTON – National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi stated the following regarding the announcement today that Federal Aviation Administration Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell will serve as Acting FAA Administrator: “We are pleased that […]
