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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Government employees who are deemed essential — like TSA agents and air traffic controllers — have continued to work, though they won't get paid until the government reopens.
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers, are required to work regardless.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The flyers warn that the ongoing shutdown is exacerbating issues caused by the nationwide air traffic controllers’ staffing shortage.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the funding impasse, essential federal employees including Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers are required to work without pay.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Employees deemed essential to public safety, including military personnel, law enforcement officers, border patrol and air traffic controllers, are required to work regardless.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
The flyers warn that the ongoing shutdown is exacerbating issues caused by the nationwide air traffic controllers’ staffing shortage.
—AFAR Media, 17 Oct. 2025
Despite the funding impasse, essential federal employees including Transportation Security Administration officers and air traffic controllers are required to work without pay.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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