Press Releases

(WASHINGTON) – NATCA denounces the unfair and inaccurate portrayal of air traffic controllers in today’s article in the New York Times. It does not portray the professionalism and skill with which air traffic controllers perform their complex and […]

NATCA President Testifies Before Subcommittee on Aviation that Staffing Targets, Maximum Hiring, and Modernization Must be Top Priorities to Reduce Risk in the National Airspace System  (WASHINGTON) – Today, National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President […]

Thanksgiving week is always challenging for aviation safety professionals as millions of Americans travel through the National Airspace System (NAS) to celebrate the holiday with their families. This year was no different. Leading up to Thanksgiving […]

NATCA President States Staffing Targets, Maximum Hiring, and Modernization Must be Top Priorities to Reduce Risk in the National Airspace System  (WASHINGTON) – During his testimony today before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, […]

At the end of November, our Union will bid farewell to one of the most dedicated and effective leaders we have had the honor of working with – our friend and colleague, Southern Regional Vice President […]

An article published today in The New York Times on the Feb. 4, 2023, runway incursion at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), accurately describes the chronic staffing shortages within the National Airspace System (NAS). For more than a decade, […]