4,000 apply for 25 air traffic control jobs

IT’S a sign of the times as the desire for a secure, pensionable job led to over 4,000 applications for just 25 positions as a trainee air traffic controller.

The Irish Aviation Authority received 4,132 applications for a place on its latest programme to become a student ATC.

The huge numbers applying for the job means there are more than 165 candidates for each place on the training course.