Safety and Technology

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 […]

During a session at the Air Traffic Control Association’s (ATCA) 62nd Annual Conference, NATCA Program Management Organization (PMO) Rep Jeff Woods discussed satellite-based surveillance and new entrants into the aviation system. In his comments, Woods described […]

NATCA Safety Committee Chair Steve Hansen has been elected Eastern Regional Director for the Air Traffic Control Association (ATCA). Hansen looks forward to bringing the labor perspective to ATCA in an effort to promote the air […]