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Our Members

RTCA is a membership organization encompassing companies and governments across the globe representing all facets of the air transportation industry.

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Industry Membership

The Industry Member applies to public or private domestic and international organization, corporation, company, partnership, or proprietorship.

Government Membership

U.S. and Non-U.S. Government entities are encouraged to apply. Large government organizations depend upon RTCA Performance Standards.

Association Membership

An Association member is qualified as an organization that represents the collective interest of businesses or individual entities in the aviation industry.

Academic Membership

Among RTCA's members are universities across the globe. Academic membership applies to educational institution that issues degrees.

OUR MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

As an RTCA Member, your organization has access to many benefits including our library of more than 350 standards documents. Participate on RTCA special committees and influence the future of aviation performance standards.

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Training

RTCA offers training courses on documents to facilitate the use of key documents by our stakeholders, and to enhance the understanding of developing and using global standards and guidance.

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Committees

At the core of RTCA are the hundreds of dedicated individuals from the U.S. and around the world who come together to develop comprehensive, industry-vetted and endorsed recommendations.

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DISCOUNTS ON STANDARDS

Free electronic downloads in the RTCA Standards Store of more than 350 documents and 60% discount on hard copies (certain restrictions may apply). View our Standards page for more details.

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"It’s an honor to work with global aviation community leaders who come together at RTCA."

"The policy and standards work that RTCA does to coalesce industry is crucial to the FAA’s mission of advancing safety and efficiency, and provides us with a roadmap for our investments."

“Without close RTCA partnership, global interoperability would prove much more challenging if at all feasible.”

Events

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RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE

RTCA’S CURRENT WINNERS

Contributions from volunteers are what makes RTCA a success, and each year the organization recognizes those who provide extraordinary leadership.

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AWARDEES

WILLIAM E. JACKSON AWARD

Dr. Timothy Needham

The  William E. Jackson  Award is presented to an outstanding graduate student in the field of aviation electronics and telecommunications. The 2022 William E. Jackson Award will be presented to Dr. Timothy Needham for his thesis entitled “Gravity Modeling in High-Integrity GNSS-Aided Inertial Navigation Systems.”