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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Many Federal Aviation Administration facilities are so critically short on controllers that just a few absences can cause disruptions, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has said that more air traffic controllers have been calling in sick since the shutdown began.
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Washington — Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work without pay during the government shutdown.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Read more on what a shortage of air traffic controllers could do to bring an end to the shutdown from NPR's Joel Rose.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
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Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2025
Washington — Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Some 13,000 air traffic controllers and about 50,000 Transportation Security Administration officers must work without pay during the government shutdown.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Read more on what a shortage of air traffic controllers could do to bring an end to the shutdown from NPR's Joel Rose.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 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 26 Oct. 2025.
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