Director of Communications
Doug Church : dchurch@natcadc.org ; 301 - 346 - 8245
Associate Director of Communications, Art & Design
Laura Roose: lroose@natcadc.org ; 202 - 220 - 9814
Communications Specialist
Sarah Zilonis : szilonis@natcadc.org ; 202 - 266 - 9844.
Senior Social Media Associate
Meagan Roper : mroper@natcadc.org ; 202 - 220 - 9813
Administrative Assistant for Public Affairs
Pauline Hines : phines@natcadc.org
WEEKLY UPDATE FROM FAA ATO COO TERI BRISTOL
Collaboration + Communication = Safety and Efficiency
Hi everyone.
I'd like to echo a shout - out we recently received from the Air Traffic Control Association
at their 62nd ATCA Annual Conference & Exposition. This recognition praises a team of
ATO employees for the forward - thinking work we as an organization will continue to do
as we modernize the national airspace system (NAS).
ATCA prese nted the Annual Team Award for Outstanding Achievement to the SoCal
Metroplex Design and Implementation Team, a group of ATO employees representing
Mission Support Services, Air Traffic Services, Technical Operations, and System
Operations. These employees , along with local airport authorities and industry members,
were recognized for their work to develop new air traffic procedures and engage with
community members to explain changes to flight paths over neighborhoods across Los
Angeles and San Diego.
This is not an easy job, and the SoCal Metroplex team brought results. Thanks to their
work, we implemented 87 new Performance Based Navigation procedures and
established Time Based Flow Management at six major airports and 15 satellite airports.
July 2015 estimates indicate these changes will save $7.8 million, or 2.7 million gallons
of fuel, equaling 23,300 metric tons of carbon savings. The flying public — including many
of us who travel through this busy airspace — will see fewer delays and will breathe
eas ier due to fewer carbon emissions contributing to smog in Southern California.
Our success in SoCal was due to our proactive and collaborative approach to
redesigning the airspace. The FAA began working with airports early on to determine
improvements th at made sense for them and their customers, and then communicated
the proposed changes to community members and other stakeholders.
This outreach involved public workshops in communities, webinars for elected officials,
social media engagement and robust websites. Much of our work was less about telling
