The FAA is recruiting gamers to fix America’s air traffic controller crisis—and offering $155,000 to do it

With the U.S. still 3,500 controllers short of its staffing target, the federal government is turning to Fortnite fans and ...

The FAA is offering gamers $155,000 to help solve America's air traffic controller crisis — here’s why their skills are so desirable

With a 3,500-controller shortage and rising safety concerns, the government is looking at the gaming community to fill the ...
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Angelo State University opens new air traffic control simulator lab

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air Traffic Operations students at Angelo State University have began training in a newly established simulator lab, according to ...
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FAA recruitment push targets gamers for air traffic control jobs

The Federal Aviation Administration wants gamers in its control towers. In April 2026, the agency launched a recruitment ...
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BOKUKAN5 TOKYO (HND) I am an Air Traffic Controller

Since its release in 1998, this air traffic control simulation game has established itself as a long seller, strongly supported by numerous users both inside and outside of aviation fandom. For the ...
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GBH Daily: Air traffic controllers wanted

UMass research assistant and engineering professor Cole Fitzpatrick demonstrates an air traffic control simulator at the university's transportation center in Chicopee. This is a web edition of GBH ...
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Aims Community College’s new air traffic controller program adds to workforce

Tony Knobloch’s interest in air traffic control goes beyond his family’s ties to the field. “I want to make a lot of money,” said Knobloch, a 21-year-old from Loveland in the air traffic controller ...