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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An air traffic controller paid tribute as the plane hit the ground at the airport.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The comparison to air traffic controllers is hard to ignore.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The pilot had asked air traffic controllers to route them around the storms; however, the aircraft ended up flying directly into the worst of the weather, per the AP.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 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
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The comparison to air traffic controllers is hard to ignore.
—Jason Truppi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The pilot had asked air traffic controllers to route them around the storms; however, the aircraft ended up flying directly into the worst of the weather, per the AP.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 10 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
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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