FAA Turns to Gamers for Air Traffic Control

New York Times: “As the Trump administration seeks to fill a national shortage of air traffic controllers, officials are targeting a new talent pool: 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 traveling public less safe. In a new YouTube ad, the agency is using flashy graphics and the promise of six-figure salaries to convince video game enthusiasts to apply their trigger fingers in service of air safety.”