NATCA News

Air traffic controllers kept cool during plane’s belly landing – (7/3/2014)

May 15, 2015

KSAT-TV San Antonio: Audio recordings from the emergency landing Tuesday at San Antonio International Airport reveal that calm, cool air traffic controllers and an equally calm pilot may have been the key factors in a textbook […]

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi Elected to RTCA Policy Board – (7/10/2014)

May 15, 2015

RTCA members elected the 2014-2015 RTCA Board of Directors and Policy Board at the Annual Meeting of Members on July 1. NATCA President Paul Rinaldi was among those elected to the Policy Board. Read more HERE […]

NATCA YouTube Page: Interesting and Informative Videos – (7/15/2014)

May 15, 2015

Check out our YouTube page for fun and also informative videos about the great work of NATCA members. Please click HERE.

John Tune, 1955-2014 – (7/24/2014)

May 15, 2015

John Tune, an early and influential member of NATCA who began his long FAA career in 1981 and was a strong leader who served two terms as Central Regional Vice President, passed away on July 23. […]

NextGen Now: Welcome Message From Paul Rinaldi and Trish Gilbert – (7/28/2014)

May 15, 2015

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Austin is Now Transitioned to STARS Elite – (8/22/2014)

May 15, 2015

“This was really a model of teamwork and efficiency,” said AUS NATCA TAMR Representative Matt Sheffield. Please click here to read the full story.

NBAA: Napa Airport Provides Staging Area for Earthquake Response – (8/29/2014)

May 15, 2015

From NBAA: “The earthquake shattered the windows in the tower, putting it temporarily out of service, but operations are continuing with radio clearances from nearby Oakland Center. There is already a contractor on-site repairing the tower, […]

NATCA Statement on the Passing of Robert E. Poli – (9/22/2014)

May 15, 2015

NATCA extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Robert E. Poli, former president of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), who passed away last week. Although Mr. Poli was never affiliated with NATCA, he […]

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS KEEP SKIES ABOVE CHICAGO SAFE, EFFICIENT FOLLOWING FRIDAY FIRE – (9/28/2014)

May 15, 2015

CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Following a fire last Friday that closed the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAU) in Aurora, Ill., hundreds of air traffic controllers at more than a dozen key facilities […]

Extraordinary Work Continues at FAA Facilities Across Midwest as Controllers, Employees Keep System Safe While Chicago Center Repairs are Completed – (10/10/2014)

May 15, 2015

Contact: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Hundreds of NATCA members at two dozen facilities within and surrounding Chicago Center (ZAU) airspace are concluding a second full week of continuing to safely and efficiently handle the massive […]

Chicago Center Reopens; Controllers Kept System Up and Running During Unprecedented 17-Day Outage – (10/13/2014)

May 15, 2015

CONTACT: Doug Church, 301-346-8245 WASHINGTON – Chicago Center resumed air traffic operations at 12:40 a.m. CDT this morning, completing a 17-day period in which air traffic controllers and all FAA safety and technical employees went above […]

NATCA Statement on Election of ALPA’s 10th President – (10/23/2014)

May 15, 2015

Contact: Sarah McCann, 315-796-1560 The National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi offered congratulations to Capt. Tim Canoll, Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) Executive Administrator, on his election Wednesday as ALPA’s 10th president. […]

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