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US air traffic control still runs on Windows 95 and floppy disks
While the vintage systems may have inadvertently protected air traffic control from widespread outages like the CrowdStrike ...
"Everyone knows we have to do it." The FAA shockingly still uses Windows 95 and floppy disks for air traffic control, but now that's changing
Recently, the FAA announced a plan to replace its aging Windows 95 and floppy disk-based air traffic control systems with ...
US Aviation Authority is Still Using Windows 95 and Floppy Disks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still relies on outdated technology, including Windows 95 computers and floppy ...
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Floppy disks and paper strips lurk behind US air traffic control
Not to worry nervous flyers, FAA vows to banish archaic systems... in a few years The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...
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Years of data show US air traffic control system ‘straining at the seams’
As an air traffic controller, Schofield rode the highs and lows of one of the nation’s most stressful jobs – directing ...