It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And ...

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America's air traffic control network runs on decades-old technology, and the acting FAA director wants to replace the whole system.

Since their appearance on the market as 8-inch floppies in the early ’70s, floppy disks have long been established as an indispensable tool for carrying data and distributing software. However, ...

Federal aviation officials last week unveiled an ambitious, three-year plan aimed at modernizing the U.S.’s air traffic control system. The plan calls for a new, state-of-the-art system to replace the ...

The FAA isn't alone in clinging to floppy disk technology. San Francisco's train control system still runs on DOS loaded from 5.25-inch floppy disks, with upgrades not expected until 2030 due to ...

The FAA will no longer use Windows 95 for air traffic control. Floppy disks, another tech relic, will also be canned—something that should have happened a long time ago, one would think.

NPR reports that the FAA wants to finally bring the United States’ aviation control system up to 21st century standards—and that means getting rid of floppy disks. The legacy storage format is ...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving to overhaul the nation’s aging air traffic control (ATC) system, which still relies on outdated technology, including Windows 95 computers and ...

For context, the FAA is not alone in using archaic technology. Navigation data aboard Boeing 747-436 airliners was updated via 3.5" floppy disks and a vacancy for a Windows 3.11 boffin at Deutsche ...