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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

In the control room, the map of Greece is divided into 10 sectors, each managed by a controller assisted by an aide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Its role resembles that of an air traffic controller overseeing a crowded airport.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The vibrating shakes to a stop, like a PlayStation controller after a boss fight.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Another factor was the lack of a transponder on the fire engine, which would have automatically alerted air traffic controllers that the aircraft and the truck were on a collision course, according to investigators.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Federal aviation officials have found that two air-traffic controllers left work early before an Air Canada regional jet crashed into a firetruck at LaGuardia Airport in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Two air traffic controllers left work early ahead of a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport in March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

The FAA said in April that it had about 11,000 fully certified air-traffic controllers, with 4,000 more in training.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

It was a square gray box with rectangular controllers that featured a few simple buttons.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel