The regulator still uses some computer systems that rely on floppy disks and other outdated hardware, according to one air traffic control union leader.

The transportation secretary then clarified: "We are the safest airspace, for sure, and traveling by air is way safer than any other mode of transportation." Newsweek has reached

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled a sweeping plan to replace decades-old infrastructure to boost safety, cut delays, and support future air travel in a move to modernize the United States’s air traffic control system.