ATC
Example Sentences
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“Thanks, we need it,” a controller responded, according to audio from the app ATC.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Gatwick, which is the UK's second busiest airport, was badly affected by ATC staff shortages across continental Europe in 2024, and suffered the same problem in its own control tower.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
“Wow! In the years I’ve been doing this, I’ve never heard a ATC controller tell a plane to ‘Stop, stop, stop,’” he says in the video.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
ATC media officials didn’t immediately respond to emails sent after the hearing seeking comment.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
It wasn’t until the third holding pattern southwest of Kennedy Airport that Klotz told ATC that he didn’t think the plane had enough fuel to reach an alternative airport.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
