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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency is looking to young people and video game fans to recruit air traffic ...

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The agency says recruiting gamers helped it hit 94 percent of its hiring target so far this year. Playing videos games may help score you your next job. As part of a strategy to reverse the air ...

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 ...

Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, commended the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wednesday for its recent hiring surge targeting video game players.

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 ...

Air Traffic Control talent shortages prompt the FAA to turn to gamers, who bring relevant skills to the role. Image: ChatGPT The FAA is targeting gamers in its air traffic controller recruitment push, ...