“Out of the chaos of COVID-19, we have an historic opportunity to invest in our nation’s aviation system in both technology and physical infrastructure to ensure the U.S remains the gold standard in aviation worldwide,” says Paul Rinaldi, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA).
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Newest vaccine approved for pilots
Pilots who get the Johnson & Johnson Janssen COVID-19 vaccine must wait 48 hour before flying.
A cross-country flight in the midst of a pandemic
I thought my cross-country trip give controllers something to do. Boy was I wrong!
Scared to talk to controllers?
A free webinar will teach you what controller expect from pilots, as well as some tips for how to talk to ATC.
Modernize ATC, don’t privatize
Privatizing Air Traffic Control “could have devastating consequences to small and rural airports.”
ATC safety conference to be live-streamed
Topics include training, weather, controller/pilot communications, runway safety, UAS, and more.
FAA breaks ground on new tower at KGSO
The new tower also will house TRACON controllers who handle airspace within a 60-mile radius of the airport, including 20 general aviation airports.
Air traffic controllers warn government shutdown could cripple National Airspace System
“In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play, nor predict the point at which the entire system will break. It is unprecedented.”
Aviation hit hardest by government shutdown
Aviation is one of the industries hardest hit by the ongoing government shutdown.