• Ensure that NATCA members are fully protected in their employment relationship.
• Maintain safety and efficiency as the top priorities within the NAS.
• Establish a stable, predictable funding stream that adequately supports air traffic
control services, staffing, hiring and training, long - t erm modernization projects,
preventative maintenance, and ongoing modernization to the physical
infrastructure.
• Protect our dynamic aviation system that provides services to all segments of the
aviation community, from commercial passenger carriers and cargo haulers to
business jets and general aviation, from the major airports to those in small
communities and rural America.
HELPING OUR MEMBERS AFFECTED BY RECENT HURRICANES
Hurricane Maria last week was the third major hurricane in four weeks to h it areas home
to hundreds of our NATCA family members. Wind, rain, and flooding have caused
unbelievable damage, particularly for our 110 brothers and sisters in the six NATCA -
represented facilities in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The damage is seve re, and
there is a need for supplies and assistance. It is a top priority to get the San Juan airport
up and running effectively to accommodate urgently needed relief and humanitarian
flights.
The NATCA Disaster Relief Fund is available to NATCA members a ffected by all three
hurricanes. This fund relies in part on donations . Please consider a donation by clicking
here.
How to Volunteer to Help, or to receive help :
Hurricane Harvey – Emai l HarveyHelp@list.NATCA.net ;
Hurricane Irma – Email IrmaHelp@list.natca.net
Hurricane Maria – Email M ariaHelp@list.natca.net
Do You Need Assistance from Disaster Relief Fund ? Please use this online for m.
Dulles Plane Pull : On Saturday, Sept. 23, a team of 25 NATCA members went to
Washington Dulles International Airport to pull a 164,000+ pound airplane – a United
Airlines 737 - for charity at the Dulles Plane Pull . Our team move d the plane a few feet in
about six seconds. We did it to honor the incredible, enduring strength of our brothers
and sisters impacted by the relentless hurricanes in the Southe rn & Southwestern
regions and we invite our members to join us in giving to the NATCA Disaster Relief fund.
Click here to donate.
The Situation in St. Thomas: To view photos and video of the e xtensive damage in St.
Thomas taken two weekends ago by Southern Regional Vice President Jim Marinitti,
please click here .
CISM Assistance Available : Th e NATCA Critical Incident and Stress Management
(CISM) Team has been working around the clock. They're standing by to offer
