The FAA plans to replace its outdated air traffic control systems that still use floppy disks and run on Windows 95, as indicated by acting administrator Chris Rocheleau during a House Appropriations Committee meeting. The agency's Request for Information aims to gather proposals for the infrastructure overhaul, which is deemed a bipartisan priority by transportation secretary Sean Duffy. While current systems have a history of reliability, they are increasingly viewed as unsustainable, prompting broad support for modernization, including from the aviation industry coalition Modern Skies.
The whole idea is to replace the system. No more floppy disks or paper strips.
Sean Duffy called the project 'the most important infrastructure project that we've had in this country for decades,' describing it as a bipartisan priority.
While the vintage systems may have inadvertently protected air traffic control from widespread outages, agency officials say 51 of the FAA's 138 systems are unsustainable.
Modern Skies has been pushing for ATC modernization and recently released an advertisement highlighting the outdated technology.
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