ATC

American  

1. Air Traffic Control.

2. Air Transport Command.

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ATC British  

abbreviation

1. air-traffic control

2. (in Britain) Air Training Corps

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Example Sentences

Keeping ATC in the federal budget makes it vulnerable to shutdowns and political micromanagement, which has prevented the FAA from retiring aging technology and sensibly consolidating and modernizing its facilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The model now providing depoliticized ATC in nearly 100 countries is an aviation public utility, funded entirely by system fees and charges.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its revenues come from its customers paying TVA for what they use—exactly as airlines and business jets do worldwide with ATC utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

But there are better solutions than to privatize our ATC system.

From The Wall Street Journal

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act invests $12.5 billion in ATC technology and workforce modernization.

From The Wall Street Journal