air traffic control
noun
: the process or system by which the movements of aircraft are monitored and directed by ground personnel communicating with pilots by radio
improving the technology used for air traffic control
also
: the personnel who operate an air traffic control system
Pilots would still have to file flight plans, which could be modified by air traffic control if they posed any safety hazards. —
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Kinane-Wells, a real estate agent, personal trainer and triathlete, calmly handled the situation, successfully landing the plane with help from air traffic control, according to audio recordings.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Nike executives’ travel remains visible through other means, thanks to a transponder technology known as automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, or ADS-B, which was implemented as part of an FAA move to a more precise, next-generation air traffic control system.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 4 Oct. 2024
No single company or alliance of companies could have spent enough to map the human genome, build the interstate highways, set up the air traffic control system, or link distant computers into the early internet.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was headed to Seattle on Thursday morning and had received clearance to take off from air traffic control, the airline said in a statement, when Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway, the FAA said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Nike executives’ travel remains visible through other means, thanks to a transponder technology known as automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast, or ADS-B, which was implemented as part of an FAA move to a more precise, next-generation air traffic control system.
—Rob Davis, ProPublica, 4 Oct. 2024
No single company or alliance of companies could have spent enough to map the human genome, build the interstate highways, set up the air traffic control system, or link distant computers into the early internet.
—Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Alaska Airlines Flight 369 was headed to Seattle on Thursday morning and had received clearance to take off from air traffic control, the airline said in a statement, when Southwest Airlines Flight 2029 was cleared to cross the end of the same runway, the FAA said.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 13 Sep. 2024
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