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

A preliminary analysis of the ATC audio suggests the same controller who clears the jet to land simultaneously authorizes the firetruck to cross the taxiway, according to two audio forensic experts interviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“Their right wing clipped our nose and the cockpit,” a pilot from flight 5047, the Charlotte flight, said in an ATC audio recording.

From The Wall Street Journal