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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After about an hour, the co-pilot accidentally fell asleep, and several frantic calls from the air traffic control center and other aircraft went unanswered.
—Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The lingua franca of air traffic control will change from English to computerese, with humans overseeing the process.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
In addition, Graham said investigators would be looking at the helicopter’s air worthiness, maintenance records and air traffic control operations to see if any of these areas may have been a factor in the crash.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
These were the last words air traffic control heard from Murcia.
—Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
While many have focused on the challenges with air traffic control staffing shortages and runway incursions, the physical infrastructure also deserves attention.
—Sheldon Jacobson, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty airport was being evacuated, a controller said in a radio transmission after the earthquake, meaning flights were being held while controllers moved to an alternate location.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a Southwest flight that veered off course while on approach to land at New York's LaGuardia Airport and may have buzzed the air traffic control tower with as little as 67 feet of clearance, CBS News has learned.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
In audio from an air traffic control tower, obtained by FOX 13, the pilot is heard conversing with the tower before the deadly crash.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2024
Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The lingua franca of air traffic control will change from English to computerese, with humans overseeing the process.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
In addition, Graham said investigators would be looking at the helicopter’s air worthiness, maintenance records and air traffic control operations to see if any of these areas may have been a factor in the crash.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
These were the last words air traffic control heard from Murcia.
—Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024
While many have focused on the challenges with air traffic control staffing shortages and runway incursions, the physical infrastructure also deserves attention.
—Sheldon Jacobson, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2024
The air traffic control tower at Newark Liberty airport was being evacuated, a controller said in a radio transmission after the earthquake, meaning flights were being held while controllers moved to an alternate location.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into a Southwest flight that veered off course while on approach to land at New York's LaGuardia Airport and may have buzzed the air traffic control tower with as little as 67 feet of clearance, CBS News has learned.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
In audio from an air traffic control tower, obtained by FOX 13, the pilot is heard conversing with the tower before the deadly crash.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2024
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