Definitions

air traffic control

[air-traf-ik] / ˈɛərˌtræf ɪk /

NOUN

ground monitors of aircraft

Synonyms

WEAK

ATC air traffic control service flight control

Example Sentences

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Jose Rodriguez, then a pilot for the regional airline Silver Airways, reported to air-traffic control “seeing pieces of debris and intense fire between the 1 and 2 o’clock position” while operating a flight to San Juan, according to an FAA report.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chris Dickinson was stunned after he took an impromptu tour of an air-traffic control tower in Sydney, Australia.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s absolutely disgusting how much better their lifestyles are than ours,” said Dickinson, who worked air-traffic control in the U.S. for 13 years and visited the Sydney tower on a trip two years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Parsons’ stock slid after losing a bid to update America’s air-traffic control system.

From Barron's

Privately held Peraton won the bid for the air-traffic control system modernization, which included $12.5 billion in funding.

From Barron's