TL;DR: The FAA still relies on outdated 1990s technology like Windows 95 and floppy disks for air traffic control, causing risks and delays. A major modernization project, costing tens of billions and ...

On Wednesday, acting FAA administrator Chris Rocheleau told the House Appropriations Committee that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to replace its aging air traffic control systems, which ...

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Quick: When's the last time you thought about Windows 95? Your answer was probably "Somewhere around 1995" or "I wasn't born yet," depending. Unless, that is, you're responsible for keeping airplanes ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) relies on a lot of old technology to keep its air traffic control systems up and running. And while they currently function well more often than not, some ...

U.S. air traffic control system is showing its age. Many of its critical systems are decades old, and some are starting to fail. We saw that during the radar and communication outages that led to ...

WASHINGTON — This week, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration laid out an ambitious goal of bringing the U.S. air traffic control system into the 21st century. "The whole idea is to replace ...

Air traffic controllers work inside a tower still reliant on aging technology—part of a nationwide system now set for a long-overdue upgrade. | ©Image Credit: FAA Ever wondered what truly keeps ...

What I'd love to see is what NavCanada or Eurocontrol do. Do they also have equally old stuff? Or did they update and modernize more recently? Click to expand... Having worked in civil ATC as ...

You are exactly correct - that is the right way to do this. Unfortunately, neither politicians nor management is interested in doing things the right way (See: Hubble Telescope); they just want to do ...