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NATCA was certified in 1987 by the Federal Labor Relations Authority to be the exclusive bargaining representative for air traffic controllers employed by the Federal Aviation Administration. Today, NATCA is one of the strongest labor unions in the federal sector and represents a range of aviation safety professionals in 15 FAA bargaining units, five Department of Defense air traffic facilities, and 123 federal contract towers. These air traffic controllers and other aviation safety professionals make vital contributions to the U.S. economy and make modern life possible by coordinating the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of nearly one billion aviation passengers and millions of tons of freight within the National Airspace System each year. NATCA is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Featured News NATCA APPLAUDS U.S. SENATE PASSAGE OF FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024 May 9, 2024 The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) applauds today’s passage by the U.S. Senate of both the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2024 and a one-week FAA authorization extension. These Senate votes avert an FAA shutdown that would have begun on Friday after 11:59 p.m. The passage gives the U.S. House of Representatives a… Read More NATCA Calls on FAA to Collaborate on Air Traffic Controller Fatigue April 19, 2024 Union Warns Agency Unilateral Decision Could Lead to Additional Mandatory Overtime Due to Understaffing and Policy’s Reduced Controller Availability Although the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is encouraged that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has turned its attention to the serious issue of air traffic controller fatigue, our Union is disappointed that the FAA… Read More With D.C. Advertising Campaign, NATCA Urges Congress to Address Staffing Crisis While Taking Action on FAA Reauthorization April 16, 2024 NATCA has started an advertising effort targeting members of Congress and other D.C. influencers urging congressional action to address the ATC staffing crisis while Congress acts on FAA Reauthorization. Radio ads started running in the National Capital Region, emphasizing the critical need for substantial revisions in the upcoming FAA Reauthorization, which expires May 10. The… Read More See All Video Channel Check out our most recent videos: Visit our Channel Benefits Celebrate Mother’s Day with NATCA Benefits May 9, 2024 Happy Mother’s Day from the NATCA Benefits Committee! Whether you are a mother in need of savings or want to treat your mother to something special, we have a wide variety of options to save our members and their families some money! Visit www.natcabenefits.org and learn more! 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The group spent two days discussing the budget, reviewing lists of tasks that need to be… Read More Spotlight Get To Know NATCA’s National Legislative Committee Chair David Skarphol Relationship building is at the core of NATCA’s legislative activism. Earlier this year David Skarphol (Phoenix TRACON, P50) stepped up as the chair of NATCA’s National Legislative Committee (NLC), leading the team that coordinates and facilitates NATCA members’ legislative training and relationships with members of Congress. Today we take a moment to introduce Skarphol and… Read More Aviation Facts Fact: The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing 5.2 percent to the nation’s gross domestic product, and generating nearly 11 million jobs. 5,400 Aircraft in the sky at peak operational times 44,500,000,000 Pounds of freight moving through the National Airspace System each year Current Traffic Tracking 10,677 airborne aircraft with 636,859,278 total flights in the database. FlightAware has tracked 113,709 arrivals in the last 24 hours. Aviation Acronyms Learn acronyms used by safety professionals nationwide: All A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Clear There are currently 884 acronyms in this directory Term Definition A/C Aircraft A/G Air to Ground A/H Altitude/Height AAC Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center AAF Army Air Field AAI Arrival Aircraft Interval AAP Advanced Automation Program AAR Airport Acceptance Rate ABDIS Automated Data Interchange System Service B AC Advisory Circular ACAIS Air Carrier Activity Information System ACAS Aircraft Collision Avoidance System ACC Airports Consultants Council ACCT Accounting Records ACD Automatic Call Distributor ACDO Air Carrier District Office ACF Area Control Facility ACFO Aircraft Certification Field Office ACFT Aircraft ACI-NA Airports Council International - North America ACID Aircraft Identification ACIP Airport Capital Improvement Plan ACLS Automatic Carrier Landing System ACLT Actual Landing Time Calculated ACO Office of Airports Compliance and Field Operations ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Air Defense Area ADAP Airport Development Aid Program ADAS AWOS Data Acquisition System ADCCP Advanced Data Communications Control Procedure ADDA Administrative Data ADF Automatic Direction Finding ADG Airplane Design Group ADI Automatic De-Ice and Inhibitor ADIN AUTODIN Service ADIZ Air Defense Identification Zone ADL Aeronautical Data-Link ADLY Arrival Delay ADO Airline Dispatch Office ADP Automated Data Processing ADS Automatic Dependent Surveillance ADS-B Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast ADSIM Airfield Delay Simulation Model ADSY Administrative Equipment Systems ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN2000 Administrative Data Transmission Network 2000 ADVO Administrative Voice AEG Aircraft Evaluation Group AERA Automated En-Route Air Traffic Control AEX Automated Execution AF Airway Facilities AFB Air Force Base AFIS Automated Flight Inspection System AFP Area Flight Plan AFRES Air Force Reserve Station AFS Airways Facilities Sector AFSFO AFS Field Office AFSFU AFS Field Unit AFSOU AFS Field Office Unit (Standard is AFSFOU) AFSS Automated Flight Service Station AFTN Automated Fixed Telecommunications Network AGIS Airports Geographic Information System AGL Above Ground Level AID Airport Information Desk AIG Airbus Industries Group AIM Airman’s Information Manual AIP Airport Improvement Plan AIRMET Airmen’s Meteorological Information AIRNET Airport Network Simulation Model AIS Aeronautical Information Service AIT Automated Information...