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Air Traffic Control Deserves Better Than Windows 95 And Floppy Disks, FAA Says
America's air traffic control network runs on decades-old technology, and the acting FAA director wants to replace the whole ...
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Do U.S. air traffic control systems still rely on floppy disks?
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relies on a lot of old technology to keep its air traffic control systems up and ...
Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.
US aviation is another industry looking to finally wave goodbye to frightfully persistent floppy disks
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as reported by NPR, is looking to ditch the ancient technology of floppy disks and ...
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FAA Chief Promises "No More Floppy Disks" Will Be Used In Air Traffic Control In Major Overhaul
According to the acting head of the FAA, air traffic control will also stop using paper printouts and Windows 95.
What The Floppy? FAA Details Ancient Tech In Bid To Modernize Air Traffic Control
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally pulling the plug on its outdated air traffic control systems. How ...
"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 ...
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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) ...
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 to eliminate floppy disks used in air traffic control systems - Windows 95 also being phased out
The acting FAA administrator laid out a plan to the House Appropriations Committee to launch a comprehensive upgrade of the ...
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'No more floppy disks': Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles
"No more floppy disks or paper strips." It's a goal that has eluded all ... This week, the FAA put out a Request For ...