Floppy discs and copper strips: Newark issues suggest a potential risk of another FAA disaster
Recently, there have been multiple communications and radar issues in air traffic control, raising fresh concerns about safety in U.S. airspaces and runways. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that there were telecommunication problems at the air traffic control tower and radar facility at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday. Similar issues occurred at the radar facility […]
San Francisco OKs $212M revamp of train system run by floppy disks
San Francisco's transit authority has approved a $212 million overhaul of its aging train control system, which for decades has operated on data stored on floppy disks. The City Transportation Authority Board, which oversees the city's light rail network, has approved a new contract with Hitachi Railway to upgrade the existing train control system, which […]