NATCA DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
Monday, May 1, 2017
THE WASHINGTON POST
Congress reaches deal to keep government open through September
FEDERAL SOUP
Governing by brandishing the threat of a shutdown
POLITICO
Lawmakers direct funds to programs Trump eyed for cuts, changes
USA TODAY
Ask the Captain: The ideal air-traffic control system
THE JOURNAL-GAZETTE (FORT WAYNE, Ind.)
Photos of the week feature includes NATCA Fort Wayne member Eric Vanstrom, who won the Archie League Medal of Safety for assisting the pilot and co-pilot of a small plane that ensured a safe outcome to a dangerous situation.
NATCA DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Old McCarran Airport Tower Meets a $1.99M Demise
KTAR.COM
Main Street Minute: FAA hiring air traffic controllers
GOVEXEC.COM
Trump: Country Needs 'a Good Shutdown' in September
AVIATION INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Santa Monica Advances Runway Shortening Project
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa.; Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; Hearing on “Oversight of U.S. Airline Customer Service”
KTRE-TV
Friends and family remember plane crash victims (Amarillo, Texas)
FLYING MAGAZINE
FAA Data Shows Airline-Ready U.S. Pilots Numbers Tumbling
VENTURA COUNTY STAR
Aviation fans flock to fly-in at Camarillo Airport
NATCA DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
ABC 15 ARIZONA
Sky Harbor air traffic controllers honored for life saving assist
ARIZONA REPUBLIC
Phoenix air traffic controllers who helped save pilot, passenger receive national award
KING 5 NBC SEATTLE
Small plane crashes on busy Mukilteo street
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY
FAA Testing New Drone-Sensing Technology to Avoid Airport Collisions
METRO NEWS (West Virginia)
Yeager hopes Congress will pass $14 million for slope repair
NBC RIGHT NOW (Washington state)
The do's and don'ts of flying unmanned aircraft
NATCA DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
Thursday, May 4, 2017
WASHINGTON POST
House votes to approve roughly $1.1 trillion spending bill to keep government funded through September
TRANSPORTATION TRADES DEPT.
TTD Urges Support for FY17 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
CBS ATLANTA
Atlanta's airport employs drones to monitor runway conditions
AVIONICS
Aireon ADS-B Receivers Decode 8,000 Messages During Flight Tests
NATCA DAILY PRESS CLIPPINGS
Friday, May 5, 2017
WFTV-TV ORLANDO ABC
Behind the scenes at Orlando International Airport control tower and TRACON
Slideshow
FOX 10 PHOENIX
Air traffic controllers honored: Guided pilot through tough conditions for safe landing
KPHO-TV PHOENIX
Air traffic controllers honored for their work in guiding a pilot to safe landing
KTVK-TV PHOENIX
Phoenix TRACON air traffic controllers honored
NATCA PRESS RELEASE
NATCA Commends Congress For Passing Omnibus Funding Bill, Avoiding Government Shutdown
FEDERAL SOUP
Shutdown threat lifts but expert says long-term solutions found in state laws
CHARLESTON GAZETTE-MAIL (West Virginia)
Two killed in early-morning plane crash at Yeager Airport
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Air traffic control for drones is coming. Here's how it could work