" Collaboration is not a program; it's the way we do business. It withstands changes in
administration and fluctuations in the budget. To be successful, collaboration requires u s
all to communicate openly, which CFS gives us an opportunity to do. Collaboration takes
commitment and perseverance: it's not enough to work together to identify a solution to
a problem. We have to stay involved and engaged to see it through to success."
PRESS CLIP OF THE WEEK
CNN HLN NETWORK : Interview with Atlanta TRACON member Mason Braddock and
Georgia pilot Cathy Lewan about the dramatic flight assist that took place near ATL last
year. Braddock, and fellow A80 members Patrick Burrows, Nichole Surun is, Clay Sutton,
and Keith Tyus were honored for the assist with the Southern Region Archie League
Medal of Safety Award on March 22 at CFS . The interview aired on March 24. Click here
to watc h the interview .
MEMBER FOCUS OF THE WEEK
Jessica Earp ( Anchorage Center )
Earp, the Alaskan Region Archie League Medal of Safety Award winner, delivered
acceptance remarks at our banquet last week that left us feeling proud and inspired!
Please watch this video , as Jessica talks about the passion for aviation that her father, a
pilot, instilled in her. That led to her pursuing a career as an air traffic controller. She also
talked about her moth er, who passed away a year and a half ago from cancer. " She
showed m e that a woman can do anything," Earp said. " A woman can do anything, even
in a field that ' s dominated by men ."
VIDEO OF THE WEEK:
The 13th annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards at Bally ' s Las Vegas to close
#NATCACFS 2017 on March 22 thrilled and inspired us, and brought out a range of
emotions. Congratulations to our winners! Here is a compilation video of some of the
highlights of this year ' s award - winning flight assists.
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY 2017
Complete coverage in our special issues of the CFS Daily Dispatch of the first two days
of the conference, plus a preview issue that included news and features about a wide
range of safety and collaboration topics.
Monday, March 20 issue
Tuesday, March 21 issue
Wednesday, March 22 issue
COMING SOON – Complete video library of the entire CFS conference.
A RCHIE LEAGUE MEDAL OF SAFETY AWARDS
NATCA honor ed the 13
th
annual Archie League Medal of Safety Award winners on
Wednesday, March 22, at our awards banquet at CFS. We are currently working to
upload complete video coverage of the banquet on our Archie League Awards playlist on
YouTube . Currently, the highlight videos of each of the 10 winning flight assist events
are up on the YouTube play list. We'll be adding the banquet award presentations in the
coming days as well as banquet keynote remarks from FAA Administrator Michael
Huerta.
