Years spent mastering video games could help some players unlock an unexpected career path. The Federal Aviation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new air traffic controller hiring campaign from the Department of Transportation (DOT) is targeting gamers to address a longtime ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is facing a critical shortage of air traffic controllers as thousands of positions remain vacant, leaving air travel less safe. To fill in the gaps, officials are ...

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 Trump administration is calling on young adult gamers to join the federal workforce and become air traffic controllers as the country seeks to improve its air travel. The 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 ...

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 ...