FAA Rolls Out AI-Enabled Air Traffic Control Tool at DC Airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began limited operations Monday of a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled air traffic control management tool in the Washington, D.C., region that officials say will help to reduce delays and cancellations for travelers. The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) platform centralizes 200 data streams – including weather, flight paths, traffic flow, and air traffic controller staffing – and uses AI to predict traffic flows