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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The air traffic controllers’ union has urged members to keep working during the shutdown, despite not receiving pay, but a rise in employee absences has been the unsurprising outcome as the stalemate drags on.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Absences of air traffic controllers rose this week as the current shutdown stretched into its second week, Bryan Bedford, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, reiterated to staff on Friday.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Because of the federal government shutdown, about 1,000 flights have been delayed this week behind a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers disrupting operations across the nation.
—Chase Jordan
october 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Like some Transportation Security Administration workers and air traffic controllers have done in previous shutdowns, Keyes said employees could call in sick in greater numbers if the shutdown continues for weeks or more, potentially stretching those processing windows.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Absences of air traffic controllers rose this week as the current shutdown stretched into its second week, Bryan Bedford, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, reiterated to staff on Friday.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
Because of the federal government shutdown, about 1,000 flights have been delayed this week behind a nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers disrupting operations across the nation.
—Chase Jordan
october 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Like some Transportation Security Administration workers and air traffic controllers have done in previous shutdowns, Keyes said employees could call in sick in greater numbers if the shutdown continues for weeks or more, potentially stretching those processing windows.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
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