The National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS) is a labor union with national recognition as the exclusive bargaining agent for all FAA Air Traffic Control Specialists (GS-2152 series) employed in the Flight Service Option. NAATS was formed in 1959, through the merger of two existing organizations. In 1969, NAATS was organized as a labor union and became an exclusive bargaining agent for FSS employees in 1972. Membership in NAATS is open to all FAA employees choosing the Flight Service Option and is strictly voluntary.
Even though membership in NAATS is voluntary, the organization represents and bargains on behalf of all Flight Service Controllers, regardless of membership status.
A Flight Service Station is an FAA-operated facility providing pre-flight weather and flight planning information, in-flight updates and aeronautical facility data to pilots operating commercial, military and general aviation aircraft. There are 61 Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) located throughout the United States, supplemented by several Auxiliary (XFSS) and seasonal (FSS) facilities.
NAATS is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors democratically elected from each of the FAA's domestic operational regions. The Board is chaired by a nationally-elected President and daily management is conducted by a Chief Executive Officer and an Executive Director. At each Flight Service Station, NAATS members elect a Facility Representative who serves as NAATS' liaison between that facility's management and the Regional Directors.
January, 1997
Our Address:
NAATS 11303 Amherst Avenue Suite 4 Wheaton, MD 20902 301/933-6228 301/933-3902 fax Walter W. Pike, Chief Executive Officer