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FAA wants video gamers to become air traffic controllers

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Gamers as air traffic controllers? That’s the career pitch

Parents have long worried that video gaming corrupts their kids’ brains.

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FAA proposes to hire 2,300 air traffic controllers in budget request

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A Look At The Salaries Of Air Traffic Controllers In 2026

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To Fill Air Traffic Controller Shortage, F.A.A. Turns to Gamers

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday is making a recruiting push aimed at avid players of video games, as the agency strives to fill thousands of vacancies that lawmakers have said leave the ...

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The FAA has a new solution to the air traffic controller shortage: Recruit more gamers

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FAA wants video game players to be the next generation of air traffic controllers

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Air traffic controller shortages in Newark and other airports partly reflect long, intense training − but university-based training programs are becoming part of the solution

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Air traffic controllers observe a plane taking off from San Francisco International Airport in 2017. AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Air traffic controllers have been in the news a lot lately.

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FAA works to fix air traffic controller shortage

The United States is facing a shortage of approximately 3,000 air traffic controllers as many trainees quit before completing their certification, contributing to travel delays at airports across the country this summer. The Federal Aviation Administration ...

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Amid shortage, Ohio State hopes to offer air traffic control training

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The U.S. is facing a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Ohio State’s aviation center hopes to help. “A lot of other collegiate aviation programs have air traffic control, and it’s honestly just a piece that we ...

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The US needs more air traffic controllers. These graduating students just got fast-tracked to enter the job market quicker

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The air traffic control simulator at Tulsa Community College is shown. - Tulsa Community College The United States aviation industry continues to grapple with the worst air traffic ...

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NTSB hearing reveals air traffic controllers should have warned passenger plane about helicopter before collision, but didn’t

Washington, DC (CNN) — The National Transportation Safety Board questioned witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.