FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "The Federal Aviation Administration hired over 2,000 gamers to fill air traffic controller positions through a recruitment campaign that achieved record-breaking results and neared the agency's hiring goals. While the Department of Transportation praised the effort as highly successful in addressing staffing shortages, the initiative also drew alarm from critics regarding the qualifications of the new hires." }
Epilogue added 6d ago, after coverage quieted.
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The story so far
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The reporting (10)
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The FAA Needed Air Traffic Controllers Yahoo · 46d ago
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FAA hires 2,000+ gamers to be air traffic controllers WBOY.com · 46d ago broke it first
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