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Feb
FAA’s Electronic Flight Strips Begin Operations at Reagan National Airport, Marking a New Era in Air Traffic Control
FAA’s Electronic Flight Strips Begin Operations at Reagan National Airport, Marking a New Era in Air Traffic Control US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy marked a significant milestone in aviation technology during a visit to Reagan National Airport (DCA). The airport’s air traffic control tower has officially switched from using paper flight strips to a fully electronic system, a major step forward in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) program. With this upgrade, DCA becomes one of just 15 airports in the United States equipped with the new...