# Air Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated. What’s Being Done to Prevent Another Outage?

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3 outlets covering · First listed: Time, Nov 14, 2026, 2:14 PM · Read it: <https://time.com/article/2026/11/14/air-traffic-control-systems-are-outdated-what-s-being-done-to-prevent-another-outage-/>

A nationwide flight halt has put the FAA’s aging technology in the spotlight. Upgrades are underway, but preventing future outages will take more than new equipment.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 14, 2026, 4:19 AM: [Passengers face widespread disruption after US air traffic control outage](<https://www.ft.com/content/f66f9811-59a2-4e52-a944-c7ed81dabc50?syn-25a6b1a6=1>) — Financial Times (Newspaper, United Kingdom, rated Center)
  Thousands of flights delayed or cancelled as political blame game mounts
- Nov 14, 2026, 8:47 AM: [Delta CEO says air traffic control systems are so outdated that some commercial flight routes were faster in the 1950s than they are today](<https://fortune.com/article/delta-ceo-ed-bastian-air-traffic-control-systems-flight-routes-1950s-faa-modernization/>) — Fortune (Magazine, United States, rated Center)
  Ed Bastian says it’s still safe to fly, though.
- Nov 14, 2026, 2:14 PM: [Air Traffic Control Systems Are Outdated. What’s Being Done to Prevent Another Outage?](<https://time.com/article/2026/11/14/air-traffic-control-systems-are-outdated-what-s-being-done-to-prevent-another-outage-/>) — Time (Magazine, United States, rated Lean left)
  A nationwide flight halt has put the FAA’s aging technology in the spotlight. Upgrades are underway, but preventing future outages will take more than new equipment.