Example Sentences

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“At home, we would’ve passed 20 trash cans. There, not a single one,” said the air-traffic controller in Riverside, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 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

During three days in early July, kites disrupted 21 flights at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the one near the paddy field, according to air-traffic controller AirNav Indonesia.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 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