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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that the US air traffic control system still runs on somewhat antiquated bits of technology, including floppy disks and paper strips. This came ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving to overhaul the nation’s aging air traffic control (ATC) system, which still relies on outdated technology, including Windows 95 computers and ...