Years spent mastering video games could help some players unlock an unexpected career path. The Federal Aviation ...
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for the "next generation of air traffic controllers," and gamers might be the ones to fill the role. The FAA announced April 10 that it would open the ...
Amid a national shortage of air traffic controllers, the United States’ Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have launched a campaign targeting video gamers to ...
Gamers who are looking to unlock a new achievement in real life and level up their salary are being encouraged to apply to become an air traffic controller when the U.S. Federal Aviation ...
An ad aimed at recruiting gamers to be air traffic controllers asks, "Are you up for the challenge? You've been training for this." Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Transportation The FAA, pushing to ...
Parents have long worried that video gaming corrupts their kids’ brains. Now the U.S. government is proclaiming that all is not lost, and that in fact a lucrative career path awaits as an air traffic ...
If they've told you for years to put down the controller and do something productive, the federal government has an offer for you — and a $155,000 salary attached to it. The U.S. Department of ...
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A record 8,000-plus people have applied for jobs in the troubled U.S. air traffic control system in the first 13 hours of a recruitment drive focusing on ‌individuals ...
Kevin Carter/Getty Images, FILE - PHOTO: In this Jan. 27, 2026, file photo, an American Eagle SkyWest Airlines Embraer E175LR airplane departs Los Angeles International Airport with the air traffic ...
The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers.On April 17, the FAA will start accepting applications to ...