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FAA Expands AI Advice to Manage Air Traffic Congestion Across Entire US Airspace

The agency said SMART rerouted 180 flights in Washington and saved an average 10 minutes and nearly 80 gallons of fuel per flight.

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The US government has expanded the use of an AI tool for advising air traffic controllers to assist in managing air traffic across the entire national airspace system. Airline executives have voiced support for the rollout, but the US labor union representing air traffic controllers has said it was not involved in designing or testing the AI-driven system. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says the $875 million SMART system has helped re…

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A new air traffic management system with artificial intelligence support went into operation in all 22 control centres throughout the country three days before the suspension of flights, according to information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the US federal agency. The tool, called "Smart" (Strategic Management of Airspace or strategic airspace management), had been launched in September still in testing phase only at airports i…

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Three days before the stop to American flights, the FAA had extended SMART to all 22 control centers. How does the AI work and why the policy asked for checks

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aerotime.aero broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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