air traffic control
noun
: the process or system by which the movements of aircraft are monitored and directed by ground personnel communicating with pilots by radio
improving the technology used for air traffic control
also
: the personnel who operate an air traffic control system
Pilots would still have to file flight plans, which could be modified by air traffic control if they posed any safety hazards. —
David R. Hinson
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The new Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative will allow SCC to offer courses equivalent to FAA Academy air traffic control training.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The congressional funding deal also includes $514 million to subsidize air services to rural communities, known as the Essential Air Service program, rejecting a White House proposal to cut the program by 50%, and boosts annual funding to modernize air traffic control towers by $824 million.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of flights at O’Hare International Airport were delayed Tuesday after a water pipe burst in the airport’s main air traffic control tower overnight.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
The congressional funding deal also includes $514 million to subsidize air services to rural communities, known as the Essential Air Service program, rejecting a White House proposal to cut the program by 50%, and boosts annual funding to modernize air traffic control towers by $824 million.
—Reuters
wire Service, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Hundreds of flights at O’Hare International Airport were delayed Tuesday after a water pipe burst in the airport’s main air traffic control tower overnight.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The federal government has picked two companies to replace 612 radar systems nationwide that date back to the 1980s as part of a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the nation’s air traffic control system.
—Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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