{"slug": "faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region", "title": "FAA rolls out air traffic AI tool in Washington region", "summary": "The Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation launched the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing and Trajectories (SMART) tool in the Washington, D.C., area on Monday, an artificial intelligence system designed to predict flight delays and advise air traffic controllers. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference that SMART is the most advanced such tool to date.", "body_md": "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Transportation launched a new artificial intelligence tool in the Washington, D.C., area Monday intended to predict flight delays and advise air traffic controllers.  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said at a press conference that the Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing and Trajectories (SMART) tool is the most…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/6102156-smart-air-traffic-management-dc/", "published_at": "2026-09-21 19:07:10+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-21 19:23:55.046800+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Federal Aviation Administration", "Department of Transportation", "Sean Duffy", "Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing and Trajectories", "Washington, D.C."], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/faa-rolls-out-air-traffic-ai-tool-in-washington-region.jsonld"}}