FAA Begins Use of AI Tool in Bid to Reduce Flight Delays
The system centralizes 200 data streams and will let FAA staff review every recommendation before airlines and controllers act.
- On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration launched the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories , a predictive AI system designed to mitigate flight delays before they occur.
- SMART functions within the FAA's Flow Management Data and Services program, which replaces the legacy Traffic Flow Management System to modernize national air-traffic control.
- Under an $875 million, 12-year contract awarded in June, Air Space Intelligence developed the tool, which integrates 200 distinct data streams including weather forecasts, airport capacity, and controller staffing metrics.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, citing President Trump's leadership, noted the system shifts management from reactive to predictive planning; the FAA emphasized the technology cannot replace human controllers.
- Initially deployed in Washington airspace, the agency plans to gradually expand the technology nationwide. All AI-generated recommendations remain subject to review by FAA staff and local air-traffic-control leaders.
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DC-area airports first to deploy AI tool for airspace management
The SMART tool uses AI to crunch 200 different streams of flight data “to predict traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur,” according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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US FAA to launch AI-driven platform to aid ATC issues
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin initial operations of its USD875 million Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) platform by the end of the year. The cloud-based system, which sits alongside existing FAA systems, uses artificial intelligence to analyse airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, and airspace constraints to forecast traffic flows and flag conflicts before flights depart. It giv…
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