ATC

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The model now providing depoliticized ATC in nearly 100 countries is an aviation public utility, funded entirely by system fees and charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

However, ATC issues are considered to be an "extraordinary circumstance", meaning affected passengers are not entitled to compensation.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025

“Wow! In the years I’ve been doing this, I’ve never heard a ATC controller tell a plane to ‘Stop, stop, stop,’” he says in the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2024

It wasn’t until the third holding pattern southwest of Kennedy Airport that Klotz told ATC that he didn’t think the plane had enough fuel to reach an alternative airport.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell