Safety and Technology

How it works The Air Traffic Safety Action Program (ATSAP) helps resolve safety issues that otherwise might not have been identified or resolved. FAA modeled ATSAP after another voluntary safety reporting system used by selected air […]

Overview The U.S. National Airspace System is the safest in the world. Aviation safety professionals are committed to making it even safer by increasing safety culture through a confidential voluntary non-punitive reporting system called the Air […]

NATCA Runway Safety Rep Bridget Gee participated in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Second Global Runway Safety Symposium in Lima, Peru last week. She represented the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA) in […]

Albuquerque Tower/TRACON (ABQ) transitioned from Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) to the Terminal Automation and Replacement (TAMR) G4 on Nov. 4. NATCA Terminal Automation Representative Aaron Rose also reported that STARS was successfully installed at […]

NATCA on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 celebrated the wonderful career of Safety and Technology Director Dale Wright with a retirement dinner honoring his nearly four decades in air traffic control and his tireless work in support […]

NATCA Director of Safety and Technology Jim Ullmann spoke during an exhibit hall panel at ATCA’s 62nd Annual Conference. The panel was titled “Pioneering Remote Towers in the USA: Northern Colorado Regional Airport.” Ullmann was joined […]