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Joshua worked as an air-traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration for more than a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
The FAA ordered a temporary reduction in flights, initially 4% and aiming for 10% fewer by week’s end, due to air-traffic controller shortages, potentially costing the U.S. economy $285 million to $580 million daily.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
It takes three to five years of experience for an air-traffic controller to work in high-density areas.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
Talebi served as a captain in Iran’s Air Force, trained as an air-traffic controller, and once monitored the very radar screens Israel reportedly attacked.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2025
He would greet visitors, ask them to sign the guest book, and then direct them, like he was an air-traffic controller and they were taxiing airplanes, to the Serenity Suite.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
