“The FAA is becoming a more performance-based
organization, and this extension is a significant component of that
effort. This agreement helps us focus on the needs of the traveling
public and the taxpayer.”
Source: FAA Administrator Marion C. Blakey, commenting on the
recent announcement that the FAA and NATCA have signed a two-year
contract extension that expands pay-for-performance to air
traffic controllers and provides potential savings of several
million dollars.