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 falling debris caused air traffic controllers to divert or reroute commercial flights over the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition, changes to current government hiring practices will provide a larger and better-qualified candidate pool to reduce workforce shortages such as air traffic controllers.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
After relaying instructions to the coast guard plane, air traffic controllers turned their attention to monitoring the Japan Airlines flight that was about to land, the report stated.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Evans was cast as Leslie Barnes, an air traffic controller who comes to the aid of John McClane (Bruce Willis) at a critical juncture in Die Hard 2.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
In addition, changes to current government hiring practices will provide a larger and better-qualified candidate pool to reduce workforce shortages such as air traffic controllers.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
After relaying instructions to the coast guard plane, air traffic controllers turned their attention to monitoring the Japan Airlines flight that was about to land, the report stated.
—River Akira Davis, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Evans was cast as Leslie Barnes, an air traffic controller who comes to the aid of John McClane (Bruce Willis) at a critical juncture in Die Hard 2.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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