air traffic controller
nounDefinition of air traffic controller
: 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 plane was headed for Conroe Airport, where air traffic controllers had dispatched firefighters for a report of an aircraft emergency. — Dylan Mcguinness, Houston Chronicle, "Plane crashes into Conroe pond," 31 Aug. 2019 Two air traffic controllers must be on duty through the late-night arrivals rush. — Matthias Gafni, SFChronicle.com, "SFO near-miss: Capt. ‘Sully’ pushes bill, says ‘biggest threats are runway related’," 8 Aug. 2019 Two air traffic controllers must be on duty in the tower during busy nighttime hours, and pilots may no longer use a visual approach to land at SFO at night when a parallel runway is closed. — Thomas Peele, The Mercury News, "U.S. Rep. DeSaulnier introduces airline safe-landing bill after near miss at SFO," 8 Aug. 2019 Robb, a former management-side attorney, worked in the 1980’s as part of the Reagan administration effort to dissolve the air traffic controllers union. — Josh Eidelson, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Labor Board Scrambles to Avoid Pro-Worker Ruling, Lawyers Claim," 17 Mar. 2018 Shults calmly relayed details about the crisis to air traffic controllers, and passengers commended her handling of the situation. — chicagotribune.com, "Southwest pilot was determined to defy gender stereotypes in U.S. Navy," 19 Apr. 2018 The pilot, air traffic controllers, and an airline dispatch unit work to find the best airport for an emergency landing. — Jack Stewart, WIRED, "How Southwest Flight 1380's Pilots Landed With a Blown Engine," 17 Apr. 2018 This is one of the reasons why people working in situations that are heavily dependent on prospective memory, such as air traffic controllers, work short shifts and take lots of breaks. — Nicola Ballhausen, Scientific American, "Foresee and Forget: How to Remember the Future," 7 Mar. 2018 Two strangers’ lives become inextricably bound together after an error by an air traffic controller causes the death of a construction foreman’s wife and daughter. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'air traffic controller.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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