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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In the recordings, the air traffic controller instructed Kinane-Wells about the altitude and told her to change course to land at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield.
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Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In audio recordings released by Inside Edition, an air traffic controller can be heard giving her instructions on altitude and bearing.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Certain college grads can now be air traffic controllers immediately
The FAA says that graduates from two schools can now bypass the agency’s backlogged training academy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
To help Athena in her new role, the air traffic controllers have called in a flight school instructor who has taught students, but only on a simulator.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Advertisement In audio recordings released by Inside Edition, an air traffic controller can be heard giving her instructions on altitude and bearing.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
Certain college grads can now be air traffic controllers immediately
The FAA says that graduates from two schools can now bypass the agency’s backlogged training academy.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
To help Athena in her new role, the air traffic controllers have called in a flight school instructor who has taught students, but only on a simulator.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Air traffic controller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20controller. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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