The FAA is finally ditching floppy disks
The Verge · 5 Nov 2026

The FAA is finally ditching floppy disks

It’s the year 2026 and the Federal Aviation Administration is still running critical pieces of American airspace on 3.5-inch magnetic floppy disks. But those technology artifacts could be headed for the dustbin after Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an effort to ditch floppy disks in favor of a new digital system.


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