FAA expands $875M SMART AI air traffic tool to all 22 US control centers
Ars Technica AI · rss · 2026-11-13
The FAA is expanding its $875 million SMART AI advisory system nationwide to all 22 air traffic control centers after a September rollout over Washington, DC. Since going live, SMART has rerouted 180 flights, saving an average of 10 minutes and nearly 80 gallons of fuel per flight. Airline executives support the expansion, but the air traffic controllers' union says it was not involved in designing or testing the AI system.
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