The Federal Aviation Administration has announced plans to replace its Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) with a newer platform designed to help air traffic controllers better handle the complexities of the National Airspace System. The new Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS) program will be developed through a vendor challenge aimed at speeding the procurement process, the FAA said Wednesday. TFMS is currently used by controllers to plan and manage traffic-flow initiatives in response to weather, runway closures, staffing shortages and other operational constraints.

According to the FAA, FMDS will aim to serve as a scalable and sustainable replacement for TFMS, which has been in service for decades. The agency said the current system is facing performance and maintainability chal

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