2014

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]