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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Transportation during a government shutdown Airport security screeners and air traffic controllers will remain on duty, but new hires and some major infrastructure projects could face delays.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The second-term City Council member said her family’s schedule has become more challenging given her husband’s hours as an air traffic controller and as her children, 10 and 13 years old, got busier.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The agency expects to hire 8,900 new air traffic controllers by 2028, but because of factors like attrition, retirements and program washouts, this will only result in 1,000 more certified controllers, according to FAA documents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired the nation’s air traffic controllers when their union, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), went on strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The second-term City Council member said her family’s schedule has become more challenging given her husband’s hours as an air traffic controller and as her children, 10 and 13 years old, got busier.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
The agency expects to hire 8,900 new air traffic controllers by 2028, but because of factors like attrition, retirements and program washouts, this will only result in 1,000 more certified controllers, according to FAA documents.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In 1981, President Ronald Reagan fired the nation’s air traffic controllers when their union, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO), went on strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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