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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Audio from live air traffic control broadcasts captures air traffic controllers calmly but urgently coordinating the jet’s return, discussing fuel being dumped as part of emergency procedures and clearing the aircraft back to Dulles while ground crews were placed on alert.
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
One of the pilots then alerted air traffic controllers to the emergency.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Senate Democrats rejected it on the floor during the recent shutdown, which forced air traffic controllers to work weeks without pay.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025
The last radio call by Flight 370’s pilot was to Kuala Lumpur air traffic controllers.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 Dec. 2025
One of the pilots then alerted air traffic controllers to the emergency.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Senate Democrats rejected it on the floor during the recent shutdown, which forced air traffic controllers to work weeks without pay.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 8 Dec. 2025
The last radio call by Flight 370’s pilot was to Kuala Lumpur air traffic controllers.
—Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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