US FAA to eliminate floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
The US federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally moving to retire floppy disks from its air traffic control infrastructure, with plans to to…
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 385 # Comments: 317
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 365 # Comments: 298
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 331 # Comments: 272
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 309 # Comments: 254
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 290 # Comments: 229
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 260 # Comments: 205
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-faa-says-it-will-phase-out-floppy-disks-air-traffic-control-by-2028-2026-11-05/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50388001 Points: 197 # Comments: 162
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ستيف ماكونيل، زايد السعيدي، علي هلال عيسى، وادي التقنية · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · illustrativeWhat happened
The US federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is finally moving to retire floppy disks from its air traffic control infrastructure, with plans to to replace four decades-old information systems across 435 facilities by the end of 2028.
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