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 Federal Aviation Administration needs fewer air traffic controllers than earlier estimates to be fully staffed, the agency announced Friday.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
There are so many tax increases in the air, the city may need to hire a team of air traffic controllers just to keep track of them.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026
Dave Riley, a former air traffic controller at DEN for 15 years, tells Denver outlet 9News that at that speed, pilots would have very little time to react once the person was on the runway.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
To have air traffic controllers or the Transportation Security Administration to go without pay is insane and prejudicial to public safety.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
There are so many tax increases in the air, the city may need to hire a team of air traffic controllers just to keep track of them.
—Susan Shelley, Daily News, 13 May 2026
Dave Riley, a former air traffic controller at DEN for 15 years, tells Denver outlet 9News that at that speed, pilots would have very little time to react once the person was on the runway.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
To have air traffic controllers or the Transportation Security Administration to go without pay is insane and prejudicial to public safety.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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