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The air traffic controller later confirmed the pilot had declared an emergency.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

As drivers ratchet up to Sport and Race modes on the manettino controller, the active exhaust valves allow more volume and breathy resonance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

“Mayday! Mayday! Mayday! I have lost thrust in my engine,” the pilot of the single-seat Mk.58 Hawker Hunter fighter jet communicated to an air traffic controller, according to an audio broadcast from @liveatc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

She, much like the person behind the proverbial controller, is dropped into a world quickly becoming overrun by a viral plague with no idea what to do.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

He punched a few buttons on the console, rotated the turntable, and repeatedly pressed the A button on his Wii controller really, really fast.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Audio recordings between train controllers in Madrid and the train drivers appear to show that one high-speed train was given clearance to move even though another up ahead had stalled.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The organization now has about 10,000 members, including pilots, air-traffic controllers and workers in airline safety and operations departments across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

And facilities with the most severe staffing needs will get priority when controllers are reassigned to different locations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

They have become a hallmark of modern devices, with smartphones, watches and video game controllers among those containing small motors that move in response to specific electronic signals.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell