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 ...

FAA hosts job fairs across Chicago area to recruit air traffic controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration hosted job fairs across the Chicago area on Friday to recruit air traffic controllers ...

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.

Great at gaming? US air traffic control wants you to apply

A new government ad campaign is trying to persuade gamers to apply for air safety roles.

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 ...

Are you a gamer? You could apply for a job as air traffic controller

The FAA requires prospective air traffic controllers to be U.S. citizens under the age of 31 who can speak English fluently ...

FAA wants to hire gamers as air-traffic controllers: ‘We need to adapt’

WASHINGTON — The FAA is seeking out gamers to become air-traffic controllers. A video released by the federal Department of ...
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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 ...

A look at the salaries of air traffic controllers in 2026

These controllers are working overtime.