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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Touts 2,000 New Air Traffic Controllers After Gamer Hiring Push: ‘Game Changer’

Aug 10, 2026 · 06:37 AM ET· updated 2h ago
Trump’s Transportation Secretary Touts 2,000 New Air Traffic Controllers After Gamer Hiring Push: ‘Game Changer’

DOT hired 2000+ video game players as air traffic controllers amid shortages in the air traffic control workforce.

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The government hired over 2,000 people who play video games to become air traffic controllers, because the country needs more of them. This could help airlines run more smoothly, which might affect companies like Boeing that make planes.

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