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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Still, cuts to the airport security agency would come at a critical time for air travel with rising concerns about air safety after more than 500 TSA officers quit in recent weeks and amid a longstanding shortage of air traffic controllers.
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Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
An audio recording obtained by CBS News details the conversation between the pilots and the air traffic controller as the plane made its approach to LaGuardia.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
On Thursday, a lack of air traffic controllers (not related to funding woes) led to nearly 200 delays.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Recordings from the night revealed the air traffic controller gave permission for the firetruck to cross the runway ahead of the crash, telling the vehicle to stop multiple times just seconds before the collision.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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Reuters, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
An audio recording obtained by CBS News details the conversation between the pilots and the air traffic controller as the plane made its approach to LaGuardia.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
On Thursday, a lack of air traffic controllers (not related to funding woes) led to nearly 200 delays.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Recordings from the night revealed the air traffic controller gave permission for the firetruck to cross the runway ahead of the crash, telling the vehicle to stop multiple times just seconds before the collision.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
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