US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028
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- Nov 6, 2026
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US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 105 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #4 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 01:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 19:39 UTC.
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I worked on modernization in the FAA specifically around digitizing NOTAMs. I would urge you not to consider this modernization from the perspective you may be familiar, as someone who may work on the bleeding edge and sometimes sees a lack of caution from engineers pushing for change. The FAAs safety risk management…
More information needed. Was this a sneakernet? No one thought of replacing with a floppy emulator and SD cards? All of the data can fit into 1.44MB? If the last one is true, devs take note. If FAA can rely on slow, small storage for safety critical applications, you probably can reduce the resource requirements for…
> $12.5 billion to fix the aging US air traffic control system and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants another $30 billion for additional upgrades as the FAA deals with numerous technology issues. Why does it cost this much? wouldn't any modern consumer grade computer be able to handle these tasks?
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Is US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 19:39 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 reached?
#4 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 01:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has US FAA says it will phase out floppy disks from air traffic control by 2028 been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (105 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
385 points and 317 comments; submitted by ChrisArchitect on Nov 6, 2026.