TechFAA to end floppy-disk use in major air traffic control upgrade

The FAA says it will phase out floppy disks in a long-awaited overhaul designed to give air traffic controllers faster access to data for critical safety alerts. Its new Enterprise Information Display System will be installed at 435 facilities, replacing several display systems dating to the 1980s.

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