These colors were the result of broadcasting US government NEXRAD, or Next Generation Weather Radar, information, a direct product of the NextGen Air Traffic Control system. Les AbendThis new equipment allowed the air traffic controller with whom I was communicating over the radio to see an instant display of my airplane's registration number. Rather than being controlled by traditional air traffic radar, I had moved into the 21st century of GPS-based position reporting. Because despite President Donald Trump's claims that the air traffic control system is archaic , its participants are using this kind of new technology. Sure, air traffic control is not perfect.

Source: CNN June 07, 2017 17:52 UTC