US Air Traffic Control Is Finally Ditching Floppy Disks and Windows 95 After years of delays, America’s flight control system is getting a long-overdue tech update ...

TL;DR: The FAA still relies on outdated 1990s technology like Windows 95 and floppy disks for air traffic control, causing risks and delays.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 ...

US air traffic control systems are to get an upgrade, finally ending the use of 30-year-old operating system Windows 95, and dispensing with floppy disks and paper strips in the process.

Yes, America's air traffic control network runs on decades-old technology. In some towers, they even still use paper-slip printouts to give updates.

OSHKOSH — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says a major overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system has started with increased enrollment in the FAA's air traffic controller classes.

CBS News got an up-close look at a pilot's training inside a 737 Max simulator amid a renewed focus on the U.S.' aging air traffic control system.

Unfortunately, replacing decades-old air traffic control systems isn’t as easy as swapping out a home computer. For one, many of these systems can’t ever be shut down—they operate 24/7 and ...

Air traffic control does a whole lot more than manage incoming and outgoing flights, not that that alone is simple. There are also handoffs and monitoring flights that pass through the airspace.

Most air traffic control towers and facilities across the US currently operate with technology that seems frozen in the 20th century, although that isn't necessarily a bad thing—when it works ...