air traffic control

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After a short pause, the pilot called back to the tower, according to air traffic control audio.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Maven functions like both the air traffic control of battle and its cockpit.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The pilots “were advised by air traffic control to watch for a military helicopter flying near the airport,” the company said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Across the United States, major airports have been inundated by flight disruptions, security lines spilling out of terminals, air traffic control outages, and overworked and understaffed employees struggling to keep it all running.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

Galina Burdina flew as a civilian pilot for Aeroflot for fifteen years before joining air traffic control; her friend Tamara Pamyatnykh became an air traffic controller at a civilian airport.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein