air traffic

noun

aircraft moving in flight or on airport runways.

air traffic

noun

the organized movement of aircraft within a given space
the passengers, cargo, or mail carried by aircraft

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Word History and Origins

Origin of air traffic¹

First recorded in 1910–15

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Mr Inman added that air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times but received no response or distress call.

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Nearly 1,400 flights were disrupted by the airport's closure, according to air traffic website flightradar24.com.

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Nearly 1,400 flights were disrupted by the closure on Friday, according to air traffic website flightradar24.com.

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Trump’s federal workforce cuts echo President Ronald Reagan’s 1981 mass firing of more than 11,000 air traffic controllers, a source of prolonged financial struggles and family instability for many fired workers.

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Zambada’s lawyer, Frank Perez, 70, had careers as an air traffic controller and Dallas narcotics detective before building up his law practice.

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air-to-surface air-traffic control

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