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Two aircraft. One call sign. One controller who caught it and averted disaster. America’s air traffic controllers – calm, precise, professional, and always on duty keeping you safe.  All In a Days Work

Friday, August 7. Watch that line of weather walk into some of the busiest airspace in the world. Every yellow indicator is an aircraft counting on an air traffic controller. Every aircraft landed and departed safely. […]

Last week, Minneapolis Center (ZMP) faced a near-total equipment failure. Radar and radios went dark. What did air traffic controllers do? They went to work. Hundreds of aircraft were rerouted, and controllers kept the system moving […]

Save the date for NATCA in Washington: May 4-6, 2026 in Washington, D.C., at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill. Member activists will gather in Washington, D.C., this spring to receive training on legislative advocacy and engage directly with members of […]

Several NATCA members, including National Legislative Committee Alternate Member James Heath (Kansas City Center, ZKC), Kansas City Center FacRep Patrick James (ZKC), Kansas City Center Vice President Mike Klein (ZKC), Javier Salmon (ZKC), and Aaron Jewel (ZKC) recently met with U.S. Representative Sharice Davids (Kan.-3) to discuss a number of priorities important […]

Seven NATCA members recently completed the Safety Advocacy Training (SAT). The two-day training took place in Las Vegas on Dec. 9-10, 2025. The class was led by Nathan Vinson (Fort Worth Center, ZFW) and Runway Safety Representative Bridget Singratanakul (Dallas-Fort […]