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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About 10 minutes later, the pilot of Spirit's final flight at the airport asked an air traffic controller if any more Spirit flights are set to land.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 May 2026
An air traffic controller then called 911.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The airport sits near bird habitats yet lacks thermal imaging cameras and bird detection radar used to alert air traffic controllers and pilots to the presence of birds, according to the government.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The transponders can provide air traffic controllers with more precise information about the vehicles and their locations by constantly sending signals to the control tower.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 May 2026
An air traffic controller then called 911.
—Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The airport sits near bird habitats yet lacks thermal imaging cameras and bird detection radar used to alert air traffic controllers and pilots to the presence of birds, according to the government.
—James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026
The transponders can provide air traffic controllers with more precise information about the vehicles and their locations by constantly sending signals to the control tower.
—Bruce Shipkowski, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
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