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air-traffic control An air traffic control tower at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

air-traffic control

Also known as: ATC, air traffic control
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FAA’s Top Air Traffic Control Official to Step Down From Agency • Apr. 8, 2025, 1:13 PM ET (Bloomberg.com)
The World Needs More Air Traffic Controllers. Is It Safe to Fly? • Mar. 27, 2025, 6:46 AM ET (Bloomberg)
US Readying Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control, Duffy Says • Mar. 20, 2025, 6:57 AM ET (Bloomberg.com)

air-traffic control, the supervision of the movements of all aircraft, both in the air and on the ground, in the vicinity of an airport. See traffic control.

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