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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As the Department of Transportation faced criticism for widespread flight delays caused by a shortage of air traffic controllers amid a government shutdown in 2025, Duffy appeared at a campaign event for his son.
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike the truck involved in the LaGuardia crash, the one in Charlotte appeared to have a transponder, which is a device that allows vehicles to communicate with air traffic controllers using radio signals.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The airport's air traffic controllers have also been facing challenges of constrained gate capacity and taxiway closures from long-term construction projects.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Abraham worked as an air traffic controller at New York’s JFK Airport for nearly three decades and has previously commented on ATC communications and conduct.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
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Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike the truck involved in the LaGuardia crash, the one in Charlotte appeared to have a transponder, which is a device that allows vehicles to communicate with air traffic controllers using radio signals.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
The airport's air traffic controllers have also been facing challenges of constrained gate capacity and taxiway closures from long-term construction projects.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Abraham worked as an air traffic controller at New York’s JFK Airport for nearly three decades and has previously commented on ATC communications and conduct.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2026
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