7 d. ago Air Traffic Control in the US Still Runs on Windows 95 and Floppy Disks

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking contractors to modernize its decades-old computer systems within four years.

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8 d. ago Senators grill Trump's FAA nominee over past effort to alter pilot certification rule

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford was tapped in March to helm the agency. It's critical time for U.S. air travel, following a deadly January collision and ongoing air traffic control system problems.

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1 week ago 2025 Alaska Baseball League season is underway, with fewer teams and fewer games

2025 Alaska Baseball League season is underway, with fewer teams and fewer games  Anchorage Daily News

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1 week ago 'No more floppy disks': Air traffic control overhaul faces some daunting obstacles

The fragile state of the U.S. air traffic control system was easy to see during the recent outages in Newark. But it will be a lot harder to make up for decades of underinvestment and other mistakes.

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3 w. ago Transportation Department deploying artificial intelligence to spot air traffic dangers, Duffy says

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces AI use in air traffic control to prevent incidents like the fatal DCA crash, aiming for improved safety and efficiency.

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The summer travel season is underway, with millions of Americans on the move this weekend. But there are big questions about whether the nation's air traffic control system is ready for the surge.

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3 w. ago Missouri Air National Guard civil engineers deploy to Alaska for training in unique environment

Missouri Air National Guard civil engineers deploy to Alaska for training in unique environment  DVIDS

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4 w. ago Algorithms can predict rare kinds of failures in areas such as air traffic scheduling

On Dec. 21, 2022, just as peak holiday season travel was getting underway, Southwest Airlines went through a cascading series of failures in their scheduling, initially triggered by severe winter weather in the Denver area. But the problems spread through their network, and over the course of the next 10 days the crisis ended up stranding more than 2 million passengers and causing losses of $750 million for the airline.

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4 w. ago US air traffic control system failing Americans, airline CEOs say

US air traffic control system failing Americans, airline CEOs say  Reuters

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