US air traffic control works with outdated systems that have led to failures. Air traffic control is now to be modernized.

FAA finally ditches floppy disks and Windows 95 from air traffic control in massive $billions upgrade. What this means for ...

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

US air traffic control systems are to get an upgrade, finally ending the use of 30-year-old operating system Windows 95, and ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally pulling the plug on its outdated air traffic control systems.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

While the vintage systems may have inadvertently protected air traffic control from widespread outages like the CrowdStrike ...

Parts of the U.S. air traffic control system still rely on floppy disks and computers running Windows 95. The Trump administration is pushing for an overhaul, but it won't be easy or cheap.

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What do floppy disks and the cancellation or delay of over a hundred flights at the Newark airport have in common? Well, in an age where we are talking about quantum computing and light-based data ...

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 ...