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FAA, Pentagon sign agreement on anti-drone laser system near Mexico

The Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon said on Friday they had signed an agreement allowing the government's use of a high-energy laser counter-drone system ‌along the southern U.S. border w...

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FAA and military agree on how to use lasers to take down drones at the southern border

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F.A.A. Says Military Can Use Anti-Drone Lasers in U.S. Airspace

FAA Targets Gamers For Air Traffic Controller Jobs

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FAA recruitment push targets gamers for air traffic control jobs

The Federal Aviation Administration wants gamers in its control towers. In April 2026, the agency launched a recruitment campaign built on a straightforward premise: the cognitive skills that millions of Americans sharpen playing fast-paced video games overlap meaningfully with the demands of guiding aircraft through the nation’s busiest airspace.

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FAA courts gamers to become air traffic controllers — boasts $155k average annual salary after three years as the agency prepares for 8,000 applicants

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FAA wants video gamers to become air traffic controllers as it rolls out new hiring campaign

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How the FAA is trying to fill a shortage of air traffic controllers

Media reports that 75% of the air traffic towers around the country are understaffed.

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The FAA has a new solution to the air traffic controller shortage: Recruit more gamers

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FAA wants video gamers for this $100K+ job

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FAA investigates close call on LAX taxiway just weeks after LaGuardia runway crash

A Frontier Airlines jet nearly collided with two trucks that crossed in front of it earlier this week at Los Angeles International Airport, but unlike last month's deadly crash in New York while a plane was landing,

FAA says proper use of anti-drone lasers that prompted Texas airspace closures is safe for flights

Counter-drone lasers will now be able to be used along the southern border. The Federal Aviation Administration agreed with the Pentagon on Friday that they are safe, so additional airspace closures aren’t expected.

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FAA eyes fines for American, Southwest over employee drug, alcohol testing violations

American Airlines and Southwest Airlines could face fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over allegations that the carriers violated drug- and alcohol-testing regulations for employees.

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FAA probes LAX close call after Frontier jet brakes to avoid trucks

A Frontier Airlines jet carrying passengers at Los Angeles International Airport slammed its brakes on a taxiway late one Wednesday night in April 2026 after several service trucks crossed directly into its path,

FAA, lasers and drones

FAA Targets Gamers For Air Traffic Controller Jobs

FAA investigates close call on LAX taxiway just weeks after LaGuardia runway crash

FAA says proper use of anti-drone lasers that prompted Texas airspace closures is safe for flights

FAA eyes fines for American, Southwest over employee drug, alcohol testing violations

FAA probes LAX close call after Frontier jet brakes to avoid trucks

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