# EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s FAA touts new AI-powered tool helping thousands of passengers avoid flight delays

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/exclusive-trumps-faa-touts-new-ai-powered-tool-helping-thousands-of-passengers-avoid-flight-delays/
- Published: 2026-11-09T10:00:38+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T10:27:30+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-trumps-faa-touts-new-ai-powered-tool-helping-thousands-passengers-avoid-flight-delays
- Topics: AI, Culture, Technology, Travel, World

## Key points

- SMART has rerouted nearly 180 flights.
- About 24,000 passengers were on those flights.
- Controllers review and decide on its route recommendations.

## Summary

The FAA’s new AI-supported air traffic management system, SMART, has helped reroute nearly 180 flights carrying about 24,000 passengers to avoid congestion, according to Department of Transportation data. The early results suggest the system could help reduce journey times and fuel use as the agency seeks to ease delays and cancellations.

SMART has operated for nearly six weeks and combines 200 data streams, including weather, flight paths, traffic and controller staffing. The DOT says rerouted flights saved more than 10 minutes and nearly 80 gallons of fuel on average; one Washington-to-Orlando flight saved six minutes. Aviation specialists review its recommendations, and human controllers decide whether to accept them. Testing began in the National Capital Region and is expanding to centres in Miami, Jacksonville and Atlanta, with a goal of reaching all 22 US air traffic control centres.

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