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"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 Army, FAA, NTSB to brief senators on recent near miss incidents involving helicopter
Senior U.S. officials will answer questions from senators Wednesday about a May 1 incident in which two passenger airline ...
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 ...
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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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Pressure builds on federal government to modernize US air safety system
The television commercial opens with iconic images from the 1980s: roller skates, cassette players, cell phones "the size of ...
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'No more floppy disks': Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles
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 ...
FAA says Newark airport’s technology problems should be resolved by October
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday he’s “confident” the technology issues at troubled Newark ...
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FAA Not Looking at Lifting Boeing 737 MAX Cap
Reuters reported Wednesday that FAA Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau is not relaxing a limit on the number of 737 MAX ...
FAA finally replacing floppy disks and Windows 95 in air traffic control systems
"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 ...
FAA Head Says Newark Airport Problems Should Be Fixed by October
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has given a major update on the problems at Newark Airport.That will likely ...