The Secretary of Transportation announced the use of a new AI Air Traffic Control Management tool. According to the DOT, the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART) tool centralizes 200 data streams into one platform. The stated goal is to visualize where planes are going and where congestion or weather could pose problems.
Airline CEOs have lined up to sing their praises and to cooperate with the federal government. It is unfortunate we do not see this airline enthusiasm when it comes to cooperation on purely safety matters, particularly ones that threaten the airlines’ profits margins.
FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said “we are moving at record speed to build the modern air traffic control system America needs.” But he has not implemented all of the NTSB’s recommendations in the aftermath of the DCA PSA Airlines-U.S. Army helicopter crash, including the implementation of ADS-B In.
