The TFDM electronic flight strips are designed to improve aircraft traffic planning.
Credit: Leidos
A nearly decade-old FAA program to provide air traffic controllers in airport towers with electronic flight strips has gained momentum thanks to a Congressional funding infusion under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The FAA is deploying the Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM), a...
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