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A controller cleared a responding firetruck to cross a runway, on which Air Canada Express Flight 8646 had also been cleared to land.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

After her death was announced, the then-BBC director general Tim Davie paid tribute to her as "a broadcasting icon", while Radio 4 controller Mohit Bakaya described her as "warm, fearless and beloved by listeners".

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

If some higher-level entity inside the brain is responsible for observing information and deciding what to do, scientists still need to explain how that controller itself works.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Tourism is our added value in Greece," acknowledged controller Anastopoulos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

He squints and touches the probes to a different pair of contacts inside the controller.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

During the first part of the mission, Roman communicates with controllers using the Near Space Network, a system of ground stations and relay satellites that handles tracking, telemetry, and commands.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Mission controllers will carry out the first of two course corrections, and Roman's Coronagraph Instrument will be switched on.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

In airline safety news, the FAA found that LaGuardia air-traffic controllers left work early before a deadly collision earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to fire the two controllers, who officials determined had left about an hour before their shifts ended on March 22, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

No mention of the magic word “emergency,” which is what air traffic controllers are trained to listen for.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell