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 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.
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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
The investigation cited a lack of warning systems at airports coupled with a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers as some of the main contributing factors to these near-catastrophes that happen, on average, multiple times a week.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Politics Across the United States Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX: The president wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Another measure is the number of times pilots broadcast an emergency call to air traffic controllers.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
The air traffic controller tried to steer the pilot toward a runway at John Tune Airport.
—Craig Shoup, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
An air traffic controller cleared the plane onto the runway and instructed another aircraft to hold short of the runway.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
But right before it was expected to move into the airport, an air traffic controller gave the go-ahead for a Southwest plane to take off.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
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
The investigation cited a lack of warning systems at airports coupled with a staffing shortage of air traffic controllers as some of the main contributing factors to these near-catastrophes that happen, on average, multiple times a week.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
Politics Across the United States Biden Takes Aim at SpaceX: The president wants companies that use American airspace for rocket launches to start paying taxes into a federal fund that finances the work of air traffic controllers.
—Lisa Lerer, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
Another measure is the number of times pilots broadcast an emergency call to air traffic controllers.
—David Koenig, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
The air traffic controller tried to steer the pilot toward a runway at John Tune Airport.
—Craig Shoup, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2024
An air traffic controller cleared the plane onto the runway and instructed another aircraft to hold short of the runway.
—Gregory Wallace, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024
But right before it was expected to move into the airport, an air traffic controller gave the go-ahead for a Southwest plane to take off.
—Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
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