U.S. faces an air traffic controller shortage. It's turning to gamers for help.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pointed out that gamers "have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller." ...

How much do air traffic controllers at the world's busiest airports actually earn in 2026?

Controllers are desperately needed to help with a global staffing shortage, pushing salaries higher and higher for those ...

Duffy: Effort to recruit gamers as air traffic controllers ‘wildly successful’

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is targeting video gamers to serve in air traffic controller roles, an effort ...
New York Post

Exhausted, unpaid air traffic controllers warn as government shutdown puts plane passengers at risk

This situation can’t fly. The safety of every American plane passenger is being imperiled as the government shutdown drags into its second week, irate air traffic controllers say. More than 14,000 ...
AOL

FAA looks to unconventional source for new air traffic controllers: Gamers

A new air traffic controller hiring campaign from the Department of Transportation (DOT) is targeting gamers to address a longtime staffing shortage. The DOT's new ad shows clips of video games and ...

FAA looks to gamers as 'next generation of air traffic controllers'

The annual air traffic control hiring window opens on Friday, April 17. Here's what the FAA is looking for.
WMUR

Get the Facts: Air traffic control staffing shortfalls existed prior to government shutdown

As the federal government entered the second week of a shutdown, staffing shortages among air traffic controllers began impacting travel.But even before the shutdown began on Oct. 1, a shortage of air ...

‘I Can’t Talk to Anybody.’ One Air-Traffic Controller’s Mental-Health Struggle.

Controllers say the FAA’s medical-reporting system discourages them from seeking treatment. The federal agency says its protocols keep skies safe.