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An air traffic controller realized the mistake a few seconds later, telling the fire crew to "stop stop stop."

From Barron's ● 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

"Explaining that the brain works by way of a central controller suggests that you haven't figured out how the brain works, because you've just put a person inside your brain," says James.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 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

“Hold up,” Manny says, stopping the game and tossing his controller out of Jus’s reach.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone

The agency has taken steps this year to terminate more than 10 controllers for alleged timecard fraud or abuse of leave policies, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

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

As a result, two controllers remaining at the LaGuardia tower didn’t have backup to assist with high workloads.

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

Several pilots from the 586th also became air traffic controllers.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein