Washington ARTCC (ZDC) Archives

National Airspace and Procedures Committee Update

The joint Department of Defense (DoD)/FAA effort to optimize the scheduling and activation/deactivation of special activity airspace (SAA) began earlier this month. The core team is co-led by a DoD and FAA representative from the Mission […]

Jaymi Steinberg in Hong Kong IFATCA

Washington Center (ZDC) member Jaymi Steinberg, who serves on the Technical Operations Committee (TOC) of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers’ Associations (IFATCA), and Denver TRACON (D01) member Deidre Hatchard, who serves on the Professional […]

NATCA Solidarity Event: Washington Center

NATCA President Paul Rinaldi. (Aug. 10, 2018) NATCA members at Washington Center (ZDC) hosted their quarterly facility meeting at Barnhouse Brewery in Leesburg, Va., and invited NATCA leaders at all levels to discuss what the Union […]

Aug. 4, 2017 // Photo Album: Wisconsin, Seattle, Denver, Southern California, D.C., Oklahoma City, Phoenix: Places NATCA is Making a Difference Across the Country This Week

NATCA brothers and sisters volunteered for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh again this year, educating pilots and future aviation safety professionals about air traffic control. NATCA member Grant Anderson spent the final days of his nearly three-decade-career in […]

July 7, 2017 // Photo Album: Washington, D.C., Denver, Manassas: Places NATCA is Making a Difference Across the Country This Week

Washington Center (ZDC) was busy as ever on July 4 this week, with members reporting to keep the skies safe for everyone traveling this holiday weekend. For the last 30 years, NATCA members have shown up […]

April 27, 2017 // Washington Center Controllers Honored For Assisting Pilot Who Lost Navigation, Then Engines, and Landed on Road

Washington Center air traffic controllers Jaymi Steinberg and Richard Wallace met with members of the media on April 26, 2017, to discuss the flight assist that occurred on Easter Sunday 2016 in which they assisted South […]