Secretary Sean Duffy
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Game. Set. Match 🎮 @USDOT @FAANews
Our campaign to recruit GAMERS to apply to become AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS is RECORD BREAKING!
12 THOUSAND applications in 24 hours - the most in one day since the FAA was created 68 YEARS ago!
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12:03 PM · Apr 19, 2026 //
"We polled a random sampling of our academy students in Oklahoma City for air traffic control. Of the 250 that we polled, only three of them were not gamers. And so we thought, well, listen, if there's a connection here, uh, they problem solve, they're spacially aware, they do multiple things at the same time, it's very reminiscent of what air traffic controllers do, and so we reached out to the community. Listen, we blew the socks off any prior record. We had 12,000 applications, in 24 hours, 11,000 of those were qualified, we've already sent 8,000 of them to go get their skills test. Again, looking to find the best and brightest, best qualified, to become an air traffic controller, I think this is a sign that looking at who we attract, who's great at the job, this made sense for us to reach out to the gaming community and the response has been remarkable." //
The video asks the gamers whether they’re “up for the challenge” of becoming an ATC but cautions that the job isn’t just a “game” — it’s a “career.
https://youtu.be/kyQ8ktDrQbc?si=Ed4wVPdqrfOaZfXU
