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FAA Turns to Gamers to Fill the Air Traffic Controller Gap

Author: Aircraft Value Intelligence

August 24, 2026

America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, and the FAA is trying a new way to improve the odds: recruit gamers.

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