Air traffic controllers worldwide on Monday October 20th, is celebrating International Day of The Controller. The day coincides with the constitutional meeting of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations (IFATCA), held in Amsterdam in 1961.
Air traffic controllers worldwide on Monday October 20th, is celebrating International Day of The Controller. The day coincides with the constitutional meeting of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations (IFATCA), held in Amsterdam in 1961.
Member Associations of IFATCA around the world normally organize events for their members and/or a wider audience to put the profession, which is still relatively unknown to the general public, in the spotlight.
To help spread the word, IFATCA has designed a flyer, a poster and a video.
IFATCA is an independent, non-government, non-political professional organization, and their main objectives are:
- To promote safety, efficiency, and regularity in international air navigation;
- To assist and advise in the development of safe and orderly systems of air traffic control;
- To promote and uphold a high standard of knowledge and professional efficiency among air traffic controllers;
- To protect and safeguard the interests of the air traffic control profession;
- To make mutually beneficial affiliations with other international organizations;
- To strive for a worldwide federation of Air Traffic Controllers‘ Associations.