Serveal notable industries and organizations still use floppy disks, including the U.S. FAA and San Francisco's Muni Metro ...

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

moving from Windows 95 to a modern Windows or Linux system for such a large government-run department won't be easy. It's estimated that the transition away from floppy disks will take four years ...

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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as reported by NPR, is looking to ditch the ancient technology of floppy disks and ...

In brief: It's 2025, and the FAA has decided it's time to stop using floppy disks and Windows 95 for air traffic control. The head of the agency, Chris Rocheleau, wants to replace the archaic ...

If you are planning a flight to the USA in the near future, you should know this: Without Windows 95 and floppy discs, many ...

"No more floppy disks or paper strips ... But it hasn't always seen a big payoff. "The FAA has not been allowed to shut down old ancient equipment," Grizzle said. "So as a result of that ...

"The whole idea is to replace the system. No more floppy disks or paper strips," Rocheleau said during the committee hearing. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called the project "the most ...

US air traffic control systems are to get an upgrade, finally ending the use of 30-year-old operating system Windows 95, and dispensing with floppy disks and paper strips in the process.

Legacy aircraft like the Boeing 747-400 still rely on floppy disks to update critical navigation data, due to costly and complex certification requirements for ...