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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Airport surface surveillance systems track the movements of planes and vehicles and can alert air traffic controllers or flight crew of possible runway obstacles.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The bill increased the number of air traffic controllers — which have been dealing with an alarming shortage — added more safety inspectors at aircraft factories, and implemented new rules regarding airline refunds and family seating policies.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Bloomberg - The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to relocate 17 New York air traffic controllers to Philadelphia, but the workers aren’t budging at any incentive to uproot their lives.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 May 2024
What is in the bill The bill would increase the number of air traffic controllers and require the FAA to use new technology designed to prevent collisions between planes on runways.
—CBS News, 9 May 2024
In a small pocket of the Bronx, the answer involves rising rents, a civil war and an air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Another improvement under way is transitioning from radar to GPS so that air traffic controllers have a more precise picture of a plane’s whereabouts.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged that the agency must do more to reduce fatigue among air traffic controllers amid an ongoing staffing shortage.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration is instituting new rest rules for U.S. air traffic controllers to address fatigue issues that may be degrading air safety.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 18 May 2024
The bill increased the number of air traffic controllers — which have been dealing with an alarming shortage — added more safety inspectors at aircraft factories, and implemented new rules regarding airline refunds and family seating policies.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024
Bloomberg - The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking to relocate 17 New York air traffic controllers to Philadelphia, but the workers aren’t budging at any incentive to uproot their lives.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 May 2024
What is in the bill The bill would increase the number of air traffic controllers and require the FAA to use new technology designed to prevent collisions between planes on runways.
—CBS News, 9 May 2024
In a small pocket of the Bronx, the answer involves rising rents, a civil war and an air traffic controller at Kennedy Airport.
—Larry Buchanan, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2023
Another improvement under way is transitioning from radar to GPS so that air traffic controllers have a more precise picture of a plane’s whereabouts.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2024
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged that the agency must do more to reduce fatigue among air traffic controllers amid an ongoing staffing shortage.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 22 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration is instituting new rest rules for U.S. air traffic controllers to address fatigue issues that may be degrading air safety.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
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