# FAA Replaces Legacy Air Traffic Systems

The FAA is deploying its Enterprise–Information Display System (E-IDS) to replace four legacy air traffic control information systems, including processes dating to the 1980s that relied on floppy disks. Initial installations are underway at five locations, with deployment planned across 435 sites by the end of 2028. The modernization could generate work in system deployment, integration, networking, cybersecurity, and lifecycle support; the announcements provide no solicitation, contract value, award details, or procurement contact.

- The planned 435-site rollout gives contractors a multi-year deployment horizon to assess for potential installation, integration, and operational-support needs.
- Companies with air traffic control, networking, or systems-integration capabilities can evaluate how their offerings align with replacing legacy systems and supporting deployment across FAA sites.
- The signals identify Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey, Nashville International Airport in Tennessee, and Greater Rochester International Airport in New York as relevant facilities; they do not establish which are among the five initial installation sites.
- No specific procurement vehicle, solicitation, awardee, or funding amount is identified, so the announcement alone does not provide a basis for bid timing or contract-value estimates.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Transportation, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Cybersecurity
**Published:** November 05, 2026

### Government Entities
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

### Key Quotes
> E-IDS gives air traffic controllers the information they need to make timely decisions and keep the flying public safe. We’re moving away from outdated, manual processes and replacing technology that once relied on floppy disks with a modern system that allows controllers to instantly share critical flight alerts, restricted airspace schedules and pilot reports across the National Airspace System.
> — Bryan Bedford, FAA Administrator

### Sources
- [Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control as Part of Ongoing Modernization Effort | US Department of Transportation](https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-begins-retiring-decades-old-floppy-disks) - DOT
- [Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Begins Retiring Decades Old Floppy Disks from Air Traffic Control as Part of Ongoing Modernization Effort Deployment of Brand New Air Traffic Control Continues at Record Pace | Federal Aviation Administration](https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/trumps-transportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-begins-retiring-decades-old-floppy-disks-air) - FAA