PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
BY THE NUMBERS
6
The number of unions of aviation safety professionals – from the U.S., Canada, the
United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand – who launched the Global Air
Traffic Controllers Alliance at ATCA's (Air Traffic Control Association) World ATM
Congress in Madrid. This partnership among labor organizations NATCA, Prospect
ATCO's Branch (UK), Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA), New Zealand
Air Line Pilots' Association (NZALPA), Civil Air Australia, and Unión Sindical de
Controladores Aéreos (USCA, Spain) strengthens ties and establishes a collective voice
to speak on a range of subjects.
"By forming an alliance with organizations that provide air traffic control services, with air
traffic industry partners and other stakeholders, we're helping to ensure NATCA has a
seat at every table where issues vital to our profession are being discussed," NATCA
President Paul Rinaldi said. Read more.
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Announcing a new NATCA benefit: As a NATCA member, you are automatically eligible
for a $500 rebate from BonusDrive when purchasing or leasing a new Chrysler, Dodge,
Jeep, Ram, Fiat, or Hyundai eligible vehicle. For full details, please click here.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"It was an all hands on deck kind of thing. It's amazing when something like this happens,
the amount of help that you get - and a lot of it is behind the scenes. Thank you to
everyone who helped out. It's very much appreciated."
- St. Thomas ATCT (STT) FacRep Patrick Cieniewicz. STT is the first facility for
Cieniewicz. He was only on the job for a year before powerful Hurricanes Irma and Maria
struck the island last September. He and his fellow STT members worked traffic from
under a tent and in a temporary tower in the days and weeks after the second storm hit.
Recovery is going well, he said, and the facility received the recent good news of the
reopening of their permanent control tower. Check out our STT photo album and stay
tuned later this week for a new NATCA Podcast episode that features an interview with
Cieniewicz.
NEW FEATURE: THE NATCA PODCAST
The NATCA Podcast is a new way to connect the National Office with the NATCA
membership and provide news, information, and interviews with key NATCA leaders,
reps, and members. We invite you to check it out and add it to your rotation of podcast
subscriptions.
The NATCA Podcast is currently available for listening and subscribing on Apple
Podcasts on iTunes, Google Play, and also on SoundCloud.
Archive: Our first three episodes
March 1: FAA reauthorization and government funding update.
March 8: Interview with NATCA UAS Rep Steve Weidner.
March 12: Interview with NATCA ZKC member, pilot, and flight instructor Sarah Owens
