The FAA's targeted recruitment of gamers as air traffic controllers highlights gaming skills' real-world applicability, ...

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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration opened a new round of air traffic controller applications on April 17, and the pitch looked nothing like a typical government job posting. The agency’s careers page ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...