The current ATC system "is based on an outdated technologies that are unable to meet" modern demands, an administration statement said.

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of a U.S. air traffic control system that it said still relies on floppy disks and replacement parts found on eBay and has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures.

Prompted by a radar failure a week ago at Newark Liberty Airport, and a midair collision that killed 67 people in Washington D.C., the Trump administration announced an unprecedented program to rebuild the nation’s air traffic control system and recruit more air traffic controllers.