The NATCA Podcast

National Legislative Committee Chair Steve Weidner talks about what NATCA in Washington first-timers can expect and offers advice on how to get the most out of their experience at this event and in their first time participating in a meeting in a Congressional office.

Ep10 Houston Center Member Dustin Newell: Helping Others With His Love of Aviation by NATCA National Office

Ep11 The Midterm Elections: NLC Member Richard Kennington Explains The Importance by NATCA National Office

Richard Kennington, the Northwest Mountain Region representative to NATCA's National Legislative Committee and the Facility Representative at Portland, Ore., Tower, discusses his workshop class from this year's NATCA in Washington event exploring common myths about politicians and the political process. Kennington examines what it means to lobby Congress and why we, as federal employees and union...

This is the story of American Airlines Flight 1897 on Sunday evening, June 3, as told from the perspective of one of the primary controllers who worked the aircraft, Crystal Lingle of El Paso Tower and TRACON. It was a flight that Crystal says she will never forget.

In the professional and personal lives of every NATCA member and in the never-ending effort to protect the National Airspace System, Barry Krasner made a profound and everlasting difference. The NATCA Family remembers and pays tribute to our brother and dear friend, a founder, charter member, and President Emeritus. His influence reaches every corner of the Union and our represented professions, w...

NATCA is proud to sponsor the Spirit of Aviation mobile unit, which is in its second year as a key feature of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s aviation education efforts. We asked EAA Director of Education Bret Steffen about what the mobile unit is all about and what makes it so unique and exciting as a way to educate people about aviation.

St. Thomas USVI Air Traffic Control Tower NATCA FacRep Patrick Cieniewicz, on the job for only a year before two Category 5 hurricanes struck the island in September 2017, talks about working traffic from under a tent and in a temporary tower in the days and weeks after the second storm hit, and the process of recovery on the island and the March 8, 2018 reopening of the permanent control tower.

An update for NATCA members on where things stand in Congress as the deadlines approach for both government funding and FAA authorization.

We're excited to interview Kansas City Center NATCA member, pilot, flight instructor, and new mom Sarah Owens, about ATC, flying, teaching, and love for all things aviation as we celebrate Women in Aviation Worldwide week. The interview is preceded by a brief rundown of latest news, including the Global Air Traffic Controllers Alliance, NATCA in Washington registration, and information about NATCA...

News and notes, plus interview with NATCA UAS Rep Steve Weidner.

An update for NATCA members on FAA funding and reauthorization.