COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
STAT OF THE WEEK
8,727,691
That's the number of commercial flights in the NAS worked by controllers in 2015.
LINK OF THE WEEK
Surveys
On this page on the members side of natca.org, you'll find a list of surveys that are
currently available to NATCA members along with guidance on whether NATCA is or is
not recommending participation.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Where can I find the NCEPT Priority Placement Tool (PPT)?
Yo u can find the PPT in the "Resources" section on our NCEPT page on the Member
Center portion of the natca.org website. Please click here.
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY – MARCH 20 - 22, BALLY'S LAS VEGAS
Communicating For Safety Information for Members
All information that members need to know before registering for CFS is located on this
page on the members side of natca.org.
Event website: Please click here.
Agenda: Please click here .
Archie League Medal of Safety Awards: Winners will be chosen on Feb. 3 at our judges
meeting. After the winners are notified, we will announce the winners to the membership
in the Feb. 10 NATCA Insider. The winners will be honored at CFS at our annual awards
banquet on March 22.
NATCA 30
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A NNIVERSARY (1987 - 2017) :
NATCA's First Legislative Victory
NATCA's strength was apparent early on as controllers organized and continued to fight
for workers' rights. The Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act
of 1988 was one of the union's first legislative victories. Its passage meant that the
government would substitute the names of federal employees as the defendant in civil
lawsuits. Read more .
Visit our special NATCA 30
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Anniversary web section; please click here .
Join the discussion on social media. Use #NATCA30
NATCA PILOT - CONTROLLER COMMUNICATION MATERIALS FEATURED BY EAA
NATCA's outreach to the nationwide general aviation pilot community received a great
boost and tremendous recognition last week when the Experime ntal Aircraft Association
(EAA), in its newsletter sent to all of its members, promoted NATCA's quick reference
cards for pilots, which provide in formation about several key safety issues.
