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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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media the roughly 400 FAA workers released didn’t included air traffic controllers.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
The firings do not include air traffic controllers, who are in short supply amid a decadeslong staffing shortage.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
In other words, if 10 planes are meant to fly out and there aren't enough air traffic controllers to accommodate that, the number of planes meant to go out is then decreased.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: In Ohio, all but one of the seven air control towers included in the FAA report failed to meet staffing goals set jointly by the FAA and the air traffic controllers' union.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
The firings do not include air traffic controllers, who are in short supply amid a decadeslong staffing shortage.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Feb. 2025
In other words, if 10 planes are meant to fly out and there aren't enough air traffic controllers to accommodate that, the number of planes meant to go out is then decreased.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Zoom in: In Ohio, all but one of the seven air control towers included in the FAA report failed to meet staffing goals set jointly by the FAA and the air traffic controllers' union.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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