air traffic controller
noun
: a person who is responsible for remotely monitoring and directing the movements of aircraft as part of a system of air traffic control
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There was dense fog and poor visibility at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on the morning of Feb. 4, 2023, when an air traffic controller cleared two planes to use the runway at the same time.
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Joel Rose, NPR, 7 June 2024
The new aviation law requires breaks for air traffic controllers between shifts and directs the FAA to increase air traffic controller hiring, important steps to ensure safer flights.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Frontier in particular struggled with air traffic controller shortages.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Months after Ronald Reagan's presidential inauguration, in the summer of 1981, some 13,000 air traffic controllers went on strike to demand better working conditions, higher pay, and a 32-hour workweek.
—Bruce Western, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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Joel Rose, NPR, 7 June 2024
The new aviation law requires breaks for air traffic controllers between shifts and directs the FAA to increase air traffic controller hiring, important steps to ensure safer flights.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
Frontier in particular struggled with air traffic controller shortages.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 May 2024
Months after Ronald Reagan's presidential inauguration, in the summer of 1981, some 13,000 air traffic controllers went on strike to demand better working conditions, higher pay, and a 32-hour workweek.
—Bruce Western, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2012
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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