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. —
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would boost pay for trainees and streamline hiring to get more people started in the lengthy training process and into air traffic control towers that have faced staffing shortages for years.
—Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
SpaceX has been selected to help overhaul the FAA’s air traffic control system, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously announced.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
But labor and industry groups say even without cuts, air traffic control towers were already understaffed.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The air traffic control tower at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, Italy.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2025
SpaceX has been selected to help overhaul the FAA’s air traffic control system, Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy previously announced.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
But labor and industry groups say even without cuts, air traffic control towers were already understaffed.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The air traffic control tower at Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Fiumicino, Italy.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Air traffic control.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20traffic%20control. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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