The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.

The FAA is set to overhaul its ancient air traffic control systems that still uses a combination of Windows 95, floppy disks, ...

A new bill supports air traffic control recruitment and retention efforts and mental health services for controllers. Here's ...

Just one moment, my traffic controller needs to swap out their floppy disk… there we go." Those are disquieting words you ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally pulling the plug on its outdated air traffic control systems. How ...

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 ...

Invented back in 1971, the floppy disk is remembered as one of the most iconic and reliable disk storage solutions. Specifically, it was the 3.5-inch floppy that became a literal icon, one we ...

Mac software used to be distributed on 3.5-inch floppy disks. Now, using the MacDisk utility, you can read them on modern ...

It has been revealed recently that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still uses floppy disks and Windows 95 to run ...

By John Yoon Hisako Ueno and Kiuko Notoya Hisako Ueno has used floppy disks extensively. Kiuko Notoya and John Yoon never have. July 5, 2024 Japan scrapped every regulation requiring the use of ...

The contract entails that Hitachi Rail will transition the ATCS from its current 5.25-inch floppy disk system to one that uses Wi-Fi and cell signals to track exact train locations. The deal is ...