FAA to Phase Out Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control by 2028
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration will replace legacy floppy disk systems in air traffic control towers with modern digital infrastructure.
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First reported by The Verge, 2h 03m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 5 Nov 2026. The Verge published first, on 5 November at 17:13 UTC; Engadget followed 2h 03m later. The most recent article, from Ars Technica, appeared on 6 November at 19:12 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: The Verge (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Ars Technica (major outlet), Engadget, Hacker News, www.theregister.com.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- The VergeThe FAA is finally ditching floppy disks
- EngadgetThe FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control
- Hacker NewsUS FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
- Hacker NewsFAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control
- www.theregister.comUS air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks
- The New York TimesF.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks in Air Traffic Control Towers
- Ars TechnicaFAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade Ars Technica ·
- F.A.A. to Phase Out Floppy Disks in Air Traffic Control Towers The New York Times ·
- The FAA is finally ditching floppy disks The Verge ·
- US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks www.theregister.com
- The FAA is finally phasing out floppy disks from air traffic control Engadget
- FAA Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control Hacker News
- US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 Hacker News
In this story
- FAA
- Sean Duffy