traffic control

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They added that the crew had passed pre-flight health checks, and that there were "no abnormalities" observed in radio communications and air traffic control before the incident.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Air traffic control alerted other pilots but did not receive any additional reports of a drone in the area, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Air traffic control labor shortages and equipment outages, which have been chronic issues since the wake of COVID-19, are likely to persist unless the Federal Aviation Administration is given better resources.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

In audio from the air traffic control tower at LaGuardia, a staff member can be heard saying: "'Truck One, stop, stop, stop!" in the seconds before the crash.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 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