New England Region
Stephen Schmalz, Boston Center In air traffic control, every day is a new day, a new experience, and a new set of circumstances. Controllers are educated to be alert and prepared for anything and everything. It […]
Stephen Schmalz, Boston Center In air traffic control, every day is a new day, a new experience, and a new set of circumstances. Controllers are educated to be alert and prepared for anything and everything. It […]
Air traffic control is demanding, dynamic, and at times both physically and emotionally exhausting. It takes a determined and dedicated person to thrive in this career. You must be resourceful, constantly alert, an expert problem solver, […]
NATCA Alaskan Region and National Legislative Committee member Richard “Tiny” Fagg is in need of leave donations through the FAA’s Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP). He has been caring for his wife, Tammi, who battled and […]
There are 251 NATCA members working at New York Center (ZNY), a level 12 facility that was commissioned on July 21, 1963. ZNY was the worldâs first ARTCC and controls 3.27 million square miles of airspace. […]
Amarillo ATCT (AMA) is a level six up/down facility, downgraded about a year and a half ago according to AMA NATCA FacRep Michael Bigler. Bigler says the AMA NATCA local has 21 bargaining unit members with […]
There are six NATCA members (out of seven employees) at Denton (DTO) Federal Contract Tower (FCT) in Texas. Out of the 250 FCTs in the United States, DTO was ranked number six in 2014. However, DTO […]