NATCA Impact : NATCA has continued to advocate for full funding for the FAA in our
relevant Congressional appropriations bills (the Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development Appropriations bill, "THUD").
LEGISLATIVE WATCHLIST
In addition to executive actions fro m President Trump, members of Congress have and
will continue to introduce anti - federal employee bills, including those that would attack
the use of official time and negatively impact federal employee pay and benefits.
PUBLIC AFFAIR S DEPARTMENT
NATCA CONVENTION WEEK IS HERE!
NATCA's 17th Biennial Convention in Philadelphia kicks off at 9 a.m. EDT on
Wednesday, April 18, and runs through Friday afternoon, April 20. We're planning gavel -
to - gavel coverage.
Here's how you can follow the event:
• Live Video Stream: Begins at 9 a.m. EDT on April 18. Available at
natca.org/conventionlive (member log - in required)
• The Delegate, Preview Issue: Our 16 - page Convention newspaper will be handed
out to Conventio n registr ants upon registration . An e - version of this issue will be
available for all members to read on the home page of natca.org/convention
beginning on the morning of Tuesday, April 17.
• The Delegate, Wrap - up Issue: W e'll produce a second issue of The Delegate that
provides full coverage of the Convention. Look for that to be e - mailed to you on
Friday, April 27.
• Social Media: Follow the Convention, both next week and beyond, on our social
media outlets; Facebook , Twitter , Instagram , Flickr , Reddit .
BY THE NUMBERS
16
The number of Biennial Conventions NATCA has held, entering this week's 17
th
Biennial
Convention in Philadelphia, bringing together the supreme body of the membership to
conduct the business of the Union. NATCA's Founding Convention was held in 1986 in
Chicago.
NOTABLE QUOTABLE
"We were trying to get him to a grass strip. It was twilight and cloudy. I vectored him
through the high terrain and fortunately, he got below the clouds and hugged it well.
Unfortunately, he did not have enough altitude to make it to the strip. I think he did a
great job slowing himself down and landing i n the treetops."
Seattle TRACON member Ken Treglown , describing the work to help the pilot of a
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza to a crash landing southeast of Seattle earlier this year. The
pilot survived with injuries but Treglown's guidance with support from fel low controllers
likely saved his life. Read the story from the FAA via the NATCA Insider .
