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The FAA says it will replace decades-old technology, including floppy disks, at more than 400 air traffic control facilities by 2028. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is also seeking a congressional vote on a $30 billion air traffic control overhaul, tying the equipment refresh to a broader modernization effort.
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The FAA has begun deploying its Enterprise Information Display System to replace aging equipment, including systems that still rely on floppy disks for weather and other critical information. The agency plans to install the new displays at 435 facilities by the end of 2028.
The FAA will replace floppy disks used in air traffic control with the E-IDS digital system, with the transition due by 2028, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The change retires technology dating to the 1980s as the agency works to modernize its operational infrastructure.
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The FAA says it will replace decades-old technology, including floppy disks, at more than 400 air traffic control facilities by 2028. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is also seeking a congressional vote on a $30 billion air traffic control overhaul, tying the equipment refresh to a broader modernization effort.
Jet Aviation has upgraded its fixed-base operation at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, adding lounge, office and storage space in the general aviation terminal. The expansion increases the facilities available to business aviation customers at the Dutch airport; the articles provide no details on capacity or investment.
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Orlando International Airport has inaugurated a vertipad for air-taxi demonstrations, using routes and procedures developed with the FAA and NASA; officials describe it as a precursor to commercial vertiport operations. Separately, Electra and VertiPorts by Atlantic agreed to assess infrastructure for ultra-short aircraft operations closer to urban centers.
Delta is considering legal action against Heathrow over plans to move its operations from Terminal 3 to Terminal 4 in 2028, separating it from transatlantic joint-venture partner Virgin Atlantic. The dispute puts the airport’s terminal-allocation decision and the partners’ co-location strategy at issue.
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