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ATC

NOUN
air traffic control
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act invests $12.5 billion in ATC technology and workforce modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

“I’m proud that I started out as an ATC host at a NPR Member station, and now will be doing that job nationally,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025

The FAA employs around 45,000 people, of which ATC staff number about 14,000.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

ATC media officials didn’t immediately respond to emails sent after the hearing seeking comment.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

Investigators later surmised that the Avianca pilots must have assumed that ATC was jumping them to the head of the queue, in front of the dozens of other planes circling Kennedy.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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