People adept at video games should consider taking jobs as air traffic controllers, the US government has said, as it tries to address a shortage of workers in the sector. In a new ad campaign, the ...

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

With a 3,500-controller shortage and rising safety concerns, the government is looking at the gaming community to fill the gap.

Young people told by their parents to stop wasting their time playing video games and get a job now have a way to meld the two together, courtesy of the Department of Transportation. As the U.S. deals ...

Avid players of video games have emerged as a target demographic for recruiters at a range of federal agencies, including the military and the Department of Homeland Security. By Karoun Demirjian ...

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 ...

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 ...

OAKLAND TONIGHT AFTER SPEAKING WITH PITT STUDENTS ABOUT THIS EFFORT. OFFICIALS WITH THE FAA SAY THEY ARE LOOKING TO GAMERS TO BECOME AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, AND THEY SAY THAT’S BASED ON FEEDBACK THEY ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is targeting video gamers to serve in air traffic controller roles, an effort Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy described as “wildly successful.” “This has ...