Coverage dated November 12, 2026 to November 13, 2026
FAA rolled out a new AI system days before nationwide ground stop
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The FAA’s nationwide ground stop is drawing attention to its new SMART air traffic system. Here’s how the AI-supported technology works and what officials have said about a possible connection to Friday’s outage.
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A new AI-supported air traffic system was rolled out to all of FAA’s control centers three days before an extremely rare ground stop halted planes across the US Friday, according to the agency.
Days before America’s air traffic was grounded, an artificial intelligence system was introduced to make the Federal Aviation Administration run better. At about 4 p.m. Friday, officials announced all planes […]
The FAA halted nationwide flights on November 13 after a communications outage struck all 22 air route traffic control centers, occurring just 72 hours after the agency expanded its new AI-powered SMART tool to all facilities.
The FAA’s nationwide ground stop is drawing attention to its new SMART air traffic system. Here’s how the AI-supported technology works and what officials have said about a possible connection to Friday’s outage.
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