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FAA Says It Will Phase Out Floppy Disks From Air Traffic Control by 2028
The Enterprise Information Display System will replace four legacy setups with a digital dashboard that centralizes weather alerts, outages and airspace changes.
- On Thursday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration will replace outdated floppy disks at more than 400 air traffic control facilities with the Enterprise Information Display System by the end of 2028.
- A 2024 Government Accountability Office report found 90 percent of the nation's critical air traffic control infrastructure was due or past due for a technology refresh, amid recent high-profile software meltdowns and operational delays.
- Upgrades have already launched at five sites including Atlantic City International Airport and Nashville International Airport, with the new system replacing four legacy setups dating back to the 1980s across 435 facilities total.
- Duffy is lobbying Congress for an additional $30 billion to modernize the system, on top of the $12.5 billion "down payment" secured in 2025, aiming to reduce repair expenses and improve safety.
- The FAA still faces systemic challenges beyond hardware obsolescence, including a shortage of thousands of air traffic controllers and recent operational outages caused by fiber optic cable cuts affecting service.
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