The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.

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

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as reported by NPR, is looking to ditch the ancient technology of floppy disks and ...

According to the acting head of the FAA, air traffic control will also stop using paper printouts and Windows 95.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally pulling the plug on its outdated air traffic control systems.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

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed that the US air traffic control system still runs on somewhat ...

Air traffic controllers also still use slips of paper containing flight numbers to help track the approximately 45,000 ...

The last floppy disk was made over a decade ago and doesn't even have enough capacity to store a modern smart phone picture, so why do some people still love using them? When an idea for a new ...

The contract entails that Hitachi Rail will transition the ATCS from its current 5.25-inch floppy disk system to one that uses Wi-Fi and cell signals to track exact train locations. The deal is ...

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 ...

KolibriOS fits on a single floppy disk, updated as recently as a few months ago. Despite its old-school appearance, it features a full GUI and internet connectivity. If interested, download the ...

In Japan, there have long been laws and regulations that specify using floppy disks for submitting application data in some ...