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Digital Solutions For Busier Skies And Safer Flights
As global air travel is predicted to more than double by 2050, air traffic control faces significant challenges in managing the increased volume of flights safely. To address this, researchers are exploring the potential of AI decision-support agents to aid air traffic controllers. These agents could continuously monitor airspace sectors and recommend clearances to aircraft, with humans retaining the authority to accept or decline these recommendations. The UK’s air traffic control provider, NATS, is collaborating with the University of Exeter and the Alan Turing Institute on Project Bluebird to investigate how AI systems can support air traffic control. This project was first reported by The Conversation.