While the vintage systems may have inadvertently protected air traffic control from widespread outages like the CrowdStrike ...

Recently, the FAA announced a plan to replace its aging Windows 95 and floppy disk-based air traffic control systems with ...

There is no instant fix of the troubles in the tower ahead of the busy summer travel season, according to interviews with ...

The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the ...

"The whole idea is to replace the system. No more floppy disks or paper strips," Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee during a hearing on Wednesday ...

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is initiating a long-anticipated plan to modernize the country’s outdated air ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still relies on outdated technology, including Windows 95 computers and floppy ...

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The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be ...

and computers running Windows 95. Sponsor Message More than a third of the nation's air traffic control systems are unsustainable, according to an FAA assessment from 2023, and some are starting ...

Parts of the U.S. air traffic control system still rely on floppy disks and computers running Windows 95. The Trump administration is pushing for an overhaul, but it won't be easy or cheap.