US transportation secretary touts 'wildly successful' program recruiting gamers for air traffic cont

Published: April 17, 2026, 3:21 pm

Brilliant concept.

US transportation secretary touts ‘wildly successful’ program recruiting gamers for air traffic controllers

"US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that it makes a lot of sense to hire gamers to address a shortage of air traffic controllers.

“If you think just what these gamers are doing on screens, and they’re talking and there’s a lot of things going on — they’re used to that. And that’s actually what you’re doing in a tower,” Duffy said at Semafor World Economy in Washington, DC. ..... "

https://www.semafor.com/article/04/17/2026/usdot-sec-sean-duffy-recruiting-gamers-as-air-traffic-controllers-is-wildly-successful

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sully16 - Apr 17, 2026, 5:13 pm

They do have great concentration and coordination skills.

jarasan - Apr 17, 2026, 5:19 pm

They live for that!

konane - Apr 17, 2026, 5:32 pm

Thanks Sully. Yes they do. All those skills necessary for a high pressure job like that.

konane - Apr 17, 2026, 5:34 pm

Thanks Jarasan. Yup they do .... speed determination persistence and accuracy. 😁

grwurston - Apr 17, 2026, 6:47 pm

If the dems hadn't shut down the gov't, there wouldn't be a problem in the first place.

jarasan - Apr 17, 2026, 9:31 pm

They might find it boring though..........

konane - Apr 17, 2026, 9:57 pm

Thanks Grwurston. You're likely correct.

konane - Apr 17, 2026, 9:58 pm

Thanks Jarasan. No 'final boss' to slay.

US transportation secretary touts 'wildly successful' program recruiting gamers for air traffic cont

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