Special Coverage Archives

April 25, 2015 // Paul Rinaldi Column in Eno Transportation Weekly

The United States and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are considered the gold standard for aviation across the globe. Our goal is to maintain and improve upon our high standard. However fundamental change is needed to […]

March 26, 2015 // Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation Hearing “Options for FAA Air Traffic Reform”

This Tuesday, NATCA President Paul Rinaldi testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation. Rinaldi delivered his remarks during a hearing about the upcoming FAA Reauthorization process and options for FAA air […]

Dec. 11, 2014 // At ALPA Event, Rinaldi Offers Blunt Assessment of System Funding Situation, if Left Unchanged: “With Sequestration, the Future is Bleak”

NATCA has spent 2014 actively participating in the growing and critically important discussion regarding the FAA’s air traffic control funding and structure issues. The goals: Prevent a recurrence of the negative effects created by sequestration and […]

Nov. 20, 2014 // Rinaldi Denounces Sequestration, Calls for Aviation System Funding Certainty, at House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Hearing on FAA Reauthorization

Sequestration is a danger to the National Airspace System (NAS). That was the clear message NATCA President Paul Rinaldi delivered Tuesday, Nov. 18, to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, at its hearing examining the upcoming […]

May 23, 2014 // NATCA in Washington: Senator Tim Kaine

On Monday afternoon, Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA, addressed NiW attendees, covering budgetary issues on Capitol Hill, as well as his efforts to try and restore “regular order” to Congress and thanking NATCA for its support. Kaine […]