
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL WEB LOG
ATC fact and opinion
"When what you're doing is not working, do something else."
The ATCEA began in early 2004 as the Air Traffic Control Education Association. The plan was simple: create an on-line home for ATC training professionals to meet, greet and swap information. The original concept was a dues-paying membership organization that could build into a force for improved ATC training around the globe.
One guy joined in seven months. What seemed like a good idea to me proved to be a colossal dud.
Without failures there are few successes.
Today is the launch date of the new ATCEA: the Air Traffic Control Employees' Association (I've already paid for the domain ATCEA.COM, hence the name). It is targeted to become the international fraternal and educational society of ATC professionals. It is not a union, nor a collection of unions. It is not restricted to any particular work group within ATC (eg. controllers, supervisors, instructors, flight service specialists, automation specialists, etc.) - it's for all of us in ATC.
Oh yeah - it's free.
You can participate right away by using the ATCEA.COM web page. As the site notes, it is interactive: I put up the page; you use it. I'll be adding features on a regular basis and working to make the ATCEA the Air Traffic Profession's international home on the internet. Feel free to join in!
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