FAA Announces First US Digital Air Traffic Control Towers - DTH
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FAA Announces First US Digital Air Traffic Control Towers - DTH

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 8, 20264 min
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The Federal Aviation Administration announced digital air traffic control towers operational at two airports, Suno faces suit from rights holders of Elvis Presley's music, and NASA is looking for more astronauts. Check out the show notes here. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/dth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Want to get this show ad-free? Head to dailytechnewsshow.com slash subscribe to find out how. These are the Daily Tech headlines for Sunday, November 8, 2026. I'm Jen Cutter.

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On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced the first digital air traffic control Digital towers are now operational at airports in Florida and Alaska, with five more regional airports to follow. These towers remain operated by human air traffic controllers.

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Just now they also have access to advanced camera systems and improved digital displays for a continuous 360-degree view of runways, taxiways, and airspace. FAA Administrator Brian Bedford said, quote, "...our air traffic controllers continue to do the critical job of keeping aircraft

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