US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks
What's happening
The FAA has begun retiring decades-old floppy disks from US air traffic control and says it will phase them out by 2028. The move is part of a wider overhaul of air traffic control systems, which the FAA will need to fund further to finish. The transition marks a concrete step away from legacy media in operational systems used to manage US airspace.
Why it's trending
Because the FAA has announced a concrete timeline and started retirement actions, making the long-promised modernization visibly underway.
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If you think aviation tech is stuck in the past, here's proof: the FAA is only now retiring floppies and promises to finish by 2028, and that slow timeline is exactly the problem.
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- US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks
The FAA will need to come up with more money to finish the wider overhaul, though
The RegisterNov 6 - FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic ControlHackerNewsNov 6
- US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028HackerNewsNov 6
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