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    air traffic controllers

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    n. pl.Noun (plural)People who direct aircraft movements to maintain safe distances between them, especially near airports.
    Air traffic controllers are responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious flow of air traffic on and near airports.

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    While Missiles Fly, Flights Land: How Israel’s Airport Stays Open | WSJ

    07:09While Missiles Fly, Flights Land: How Israel’s Airport Stays Open | WSJ
    • the country's civil and military air traffic controllers also work very closely together and often sit in the same buildings and look at the same aerial picture.

      the country's civil and military air traffic controllers also work very closely together and often sit in the same buildings and look at the same aerial picture.

    • the country's civil and military air traffic controllers

      the country's civil and military air traffic controllers

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    Plane carrying 48 people goes down in Russian far east | BBC News

    02:50Plane carrying 48 people goes down in Russian far east | BBC News
    • Russian rescuers have found the burning fuselage of a passenger plane which earlier lost contact with air traffic controllers.

      Russian rescuers have found the burning fuselage of a passenger plane which earlier lost contact with air traffic controllers.

    • Russian rescuers have found the burning fuselage of a passenger plane which earlier lost contact with air traffic controllers.

      Russian rescuers have found the burning fuselage of a passenger plane which earlier lost contact with air traffic controllers.

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    Air Travel Pain Intensifies | FIFA's Fake Peace Prize | Americans Need To Lose 135 Billion Pounds

    10:40Air Travel Pain Intensifies | FIFA's Fake Peace Prize | Americans Need To Lose 135 Billion Pounds
    • that havoc is about to get even re because air traffic controllers aren't being paid.

      that havoc is about to get even re because air traffic controllers aren't being paid.

    • and that havoc is about to get even wreakier because air traffic controllers aren't being paid,

      and that havoc is about to get even wreakier because air traffic controllers aren't being paid,

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    America's Arctic Blast | Trump Threatens Air Traffic Controllers | The Math On 50-Year Mortgages

    12:13America's Arctic Blast | Trump Threatens Air Traffic Controllers | The Math On 50-Year Mortgages
    • The shutdown, which is technically still not over, has caused major chaos at airports across the United States, where air traffic controllers have gone unpaid for so long that many have had to call out of work or even resign.

      The shutdown, which is technically still not over, has caused major chaos at airports across the United States, where air traffic controllers have gone unpaid for so long that many have had to call out of work or even resign.

    • The shutdown, which is technically still not over, has caused major chaos at airports across the United States where air traffic controllers have gone unpaid for so long that many have had to call out of work or even resign.

      The shutdown, which is technically still not over, has caused major chaos at airports across the United States where air traffic controllers have gone unpaid for so long that many have had to call out of work or even resign.

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    Russia plane crash, Epstein files, EU-China, Tesla and Big 3

    10:23Russia plane crash, Epstein files, EU-China, Tesla and Big 3
    • Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with a passenger plane carrying around 50 people.

      Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with a passenger plane carrying around 50 people.

    • Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with a passenger plane carrying around 50 people.

      Air traffic controllers lost contact on Thursday with a passenger plane carrying around 50 people.

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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
    • 400 feet above Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, air traffic controllers oversee the skies of the world's busiest airport.

      400 feet above Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, air traffic controllers oversee the skies of the world's busiest airport.

    • Air traffic controllers oversee the skies of the world's busiest airport, firing off commands to pilots.

      Air traffic controllers oversee the skies of the world's busiest airport, firing off commands to pilots.

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    Why A Shortage Of Airplane Mechanics Is Aviation's Next Challenge

    13:35Why A Shortage Of Airplane Mechanics Is Aviation's Next Challenge
    • Jobs like air traffic controllers or maintenance carry a responsibility with them that one mistake could injure or kill hundreds of people.

      Jobs like air traffic controllers or maintenance carry a responsibility with them that one mistake could injure or kill hundreds of people.

    • Jobs like air traffic controllers or maintenance carry a responsibility with them that one mistake could injure or kill hundreds of people.

      Jobs like air traffic controllers or maintenance carry a responsibility with them that one mistake could injure or kill hundreds of people.

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    NTSB: Philadelphia plane highly fragmented, debris field stretches four or five blocks

    17:13NTSB: Philadelphia plane highly fragmented, debris field stretches four or five blocks
    • In fact, in the recording that we have, there is an attempt by air traffic controllers to get a response from the flight crew that they did not receive.

      In fact, in the recording that we have, there is an attempt by air traffic controllers to get a response from the flight crew that they did not receive.

    • In fact, in the recording that we have, there is an attempt by air traffic controllers to get a response from the flight crew that they didn't receive.

      In fact, in the recording that we have, there is an attempt by air traffic controllers to get a response from the flight crew that they didn't receive.

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    American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Engine Fire At Denver International

    03:40American Airlines Boeing 737-800 Engine Fire At Denver International
    • Robert Sumwalt, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, notes that this incident demonstrates, quote, the importance of having well-trained pilots, well-trained flight attendants, well-trained airport rescue and firefighting personnel and air traffic controllers, all working together to ensure a safe outcome when something like this happens.

      Robert Sumwalt, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, notes that this incident demonstrates, quote, the importance of having well-trained pilots, well-trained flight attendants, well-trained airport rescue and firefighting personnel and air traffic controllers, all working together to ensure a safe outcome when something like this happens.

    • air traffic controllers, all working together to ensure a safe outcome when something like this happens." For anyone knowledgeable in aviation, this is very clearly an engine issue with a fairly well-proven engine model, the CFM-56.

      air traffic controllers, all working together to ensure a safe outcome when something like this happens." For anyone knowledgeable in aviation, this is very clearly an engine issue with a fairly well-proven engine model, the CFM-56.

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    Air Traffic Controller - Try it for 5

    04:51Air Traffic Controller - Try it for 5
    • However they're air traffic controllers from all walks of life.

      However they're air traffic controllers from all walks of life.

    • However, there are air traffic controllers from all walks of life.

      However, there are air traffic controllers from all walks of life.

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