ATC

1. Air Traffic Control.

2. Air Transport Command.

ATC

abbreviation

1. air-traffic control

2. (in Britain) Air Training Corps

Example Sentences

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

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“I’m proud that I started out as an ATC host at a NPR Member station, and now will be doing that job nationally,” he said.

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EasyJet's chief operating officer, David Morgan, said: "It's extremely disappointing to see an ATC failure once again causing disruption to our customers at this busy and important time of year for travel."

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Gatwick, which is the UK's second busiest airport, was badly affected by ATC staff shortages across continental Europe in 2024, and suffered the same problem in its own control tower.

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However, ATC issues are considered to be an "extraordinary circumstance", meaning affected passengers are not entitled to compensation.

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