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    air traffic controller

    US /er ˈtræfɪk kənˈtrolɚ/

    ・

    UK /eə(r) ˈtræfik kənˈtrəʊlə/

    A2
    n. (c.)Countable NounA person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
    The air traffic controller guided the plane safely to the runway.

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    Black Hawk Helicopter Collides with Passenger Jet over Washington DC | Vantage with Palki Sharma

    07:27Black Hawk Helicopter Collides with Passenger Jet over Washington DC | Vantage with Palki Sharma
    • This is what showed on the radar of the air traffic controller.

      This is what showed on the radar of the air traffic controller.

    • This is what showed on the radar of the air traffic controller.

      This is what showed on the radar of the air traffic controller.

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    Sonya Huang and Sarah Guo on what's next in AI | Mercury Spheres

    39:21Sonya Huang and Sarah Guo on what's next in AI | Mercury Spheres
    • In the future, the thing that's scarce, if you have these agents running around doing things for you, is the ability to have agency and creativity and taste and really act as that air traffic controller.

      In the future, the thing that's scarce, if you have these agents running around doing things for you, is the ability to have agency and creativity and taste and really act as that air traffic controller.

    • In the future, the thing that's scarce, if you have these agents running around doing things for you, is the ability to have agency and creativity and taste and really act as that air traffic controller.

      In the future, the thing that's scarce, if you have these agents running around doing things for you, is the ability to have agency and creativity and taste and really act as that air traffic controller.

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    Why Air Traffic Controllers Have One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World

    11:22Why Air Traffic Controllers Have One Of The Hardest Jobs In The World
    • Back in 2020, we went inside the Atlanta Airport Tower, the tallest in the U.S., to see why it's so hard to be an air traffic controller.

      Back in 2020, we went inside the Atlanta Airport Tower, the tallest in the U.S., to see why it's so hard to be an air traffic controller.

    • Back in 2020, we went inside the Atlanta airport tower, the tallest in the US to see why it's so hard to be an air traffic controller.

      Back in 2020, we went inside the Atlanta airport tower, the tallest in the US to see why it's so hard to be an air traffic controller.

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    Air Traffic Controller - Try it for 5

    04:51Air Traffic Controller - Try it for 5
    • Every air traffic controller has had a time when they were thought, "Boy, that was close." But every day brings a new sequence of aircraft,

      Every air traffic controller has had a time when they were thought, "Boy, that was close." But every day brings a new sequence of aircraft,

    • Every air traffic controller has had a time when they've thought, Boy that

      Every air traffic controller has had a time when they've thought, Boy that

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    'The Complexity Is Insane': Air-Traffic Controller Breaks Down the Job | WSJ

    35:51'The Complexity Is Insane': Air-Traffic Controller Breaks Down the Job | WSJ
    • There's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives and one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career.

      There's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives and one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career.

    • There's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career.

      There's the old saying that an air traffic controller is responsible for more lives in one shift than a doctor or a surgeon or whatever in his entire career.

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    Why I Became an Air Traffic Controller

    06:20Why I Became an Air Traffic Controller
    • And one of the people that came through was an air traffic controller.

      And one of the people that came through was an air traffic controller.

    • And one of the people that came through was an air traffic controller.

      And one of the people that came through was an air traffic controller.

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    ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 26, 2026

    19:54ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 26, 2026
    • The air traffic controller can be heard saying, "This is not good." The war in Iran tonight, and

      The air traffic controller can be heard saying, "This is not good." The war in Iran tonight, and

    • The air traffic controller can be heard saying, "This is not good." The war in Iran tonight, and

      The air traffic controller can be heard saying, "This is not good." The war in Iran tonight, and

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    LaGuardia Airport closed after plane collision kills 2

    10:29LaGuardia Airport closed after plane collision kills 2
    • But, you know, Audi, certainly, I mean, I keep thinking about the air traffic controller because you could you could hear his voice on those a on that audio, um, and

      But, you know, Audi, certainly, I mean, I keep thinking about the air traffic controller because you could you could hear his voice on those a on that audio, um, and

    • But, you know, Audi, certainly, I mean, I keep thinking about the air traffic controller because you could you could hear his voice on those a on that audio, um, and

      But, you know, Audi, certainly, I mean, I keep thinking about the air traffic controller because you could you could hear his voice on those a on that audio, um, and

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    Nightline Full Broadcast — Monday, March 23, 2026

    18:37Nightline Full Broadcast — Monday, March 23, 2026
    • The air traffic controller shortly after heard talking to a frontier pilot who witnessed the collision.

      The air traffic controller shortly after heard talking to a frontier pilot who witnessed the collision.

    • The air traffic controller shortly after heard talking to a frontier pilot who witnessed the collision.

      The air traffic controller shortly after heard talking to a frontier pilot who witnessed the collision.

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    How Air Traffic Control Works

    32:39How Air Traffic Control Works
    • Simulator training is a critical part of the 18 to 30 months long process of of becoming an air traffic controller.

      Simulator training is a critical part of the 18 to 30 months long process of of becoming an air traffic controller.

    • Simulator training is a critical part of the 18 to 30 months-long process of becoming an air traffic controller with NAV Canada, especially that the simulator can generate over 100 various training scenarios and imitate different weather conditions, including rain, snow, and

      Simulator training is a critical part of the 18 to 30 months-long process of becoming an air traffic controller with NAV Canada, especially that the simulator can generate over 100 various training scenarios and imitate different weather conditions, including rain, snow, and

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