N90 HIRING AND STAFFING
Certified Professional Controller (CPC) staffing throughout the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is at a 28 - year l ow, and we ' re seeing the consequences of
inadequate staffing levels at many of our facilities. Unfortunately, the staffing issues
have been particularly pronounced at the New York TRACON (N90) for some time and
they are now beginning to be noticed outside of the FAA.
Read the full messa ge sent to the membership on Aug. 15.
MOU: Enhanced CIP
MOU: N90 Return Rights Policy
Also:
Read our national press release on staffing from July 13
Updated national staffing numbers, 2011 - 2017 .
MISS AN IMPORTANT MEMBER - WIDE EMAIL? HERE'S OUR ARCHIVE
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NEW FLYER PUSHES IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY REPORTING SYSTEM
"When In Doubt, Fill It Out"
The FAA and NATCA have introduced a new flyer emphasizing the importance of
voluntary safety reporting programs. The flyer includes the website URLs where
members c an go to file reports. Click here for the flyer .
MEMBER FOCUS OF THE WEEK: Alex Navarro, Seattle Center
Navarro was recently honored at NATCA in Washingt on with a Regional Legislative
Award. " It ' s an honor and a privilege to know my peers had enough faith in me to place
me into a role to represent them. " Read more .
TURN OFF TUNE IN: A PERSONAL PLEA TO STOP DISTRACTIONS
Controllers from across the country from facilities large and small are speaking out on
the impact of electronic distractions and the potentially catastrophic consequenc es of
them in the control room.
"It is that person's family, it is your family on that airplane," Brandon Miller, NATCA
FacRep at Potomac TRACON, says in a new video . "And for what? A tweet? A
Facebook message?"
The joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - NATCA distraction awareness campaign,
Turn Off Tune In, reminds controllers to be conscious of the dangers of distra ctions while
maintaining the highest standard of professionalism in operation.
Watch the video here .
17
th
BIENNIAL CONVEN TION – Philadelphia
April 17 - 20, 2018.
Registration is open! Check out our section on natca.org devoted to next year's 17
th
Biennial Convention in Philadelphia. You can register and find out more about the
agenda and much more. Please click here.
COMMUNICATING FOR SAFETY – Bally's Las Vegas
Oct. 22 - 24, 2018.
