--- title: The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI description: The FAA is deploying an $875 million AI-powered software system called Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), built by Air Space... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI | daily.dev og:description: The FAA is deploying an $875 million AI-powered software system called Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), built by Air Space... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/YJEbmWcXy.png og:image:alt: The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The FAA is deploying an $875 million AI-powered software system called Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), built by Air Space Intelligence, to help air traffic controllers manage workflows and flight routes amid an ongoing controller shortage. The cloud-based platform analyzes airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, airspace conditions, and operational constraints to predict traffic flows and flag potential conflicts before they happen. It will cost the government that amount over a 12-year period and will first roll out in the Washington, D.C. metro area before expanding elsewhere. This comes alongside a separate FAA hiring initiative aimed at addressing the controller staffing shortfall and a broader effort to modernize aging air traffic systems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the FAA's Smart air traffic control system? Smart stands for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories, an AI-based cloud platform built by Air Space Intelligence that enhances existing FAA air traffic management systems. It analyzes airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, airspace conditions, and operational constraints to predict traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur. It will cost $875 million over 12 years, rolling out first in the Washington, D.C. metro area. _Follow daily.dev for updates on how AI systems like Smart reshape air traffic operations._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI](https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-thales-and-a-startup-are-competing-to-build-the-faa-s-predictive-air-traffic-ai-k5rfkmtug) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI is coming for the cheap seats on busy flight routes](https://daily.dev/posts/ai-is-coming-for-the-cheap-seats-on-busy-flight-routes-vn9ykm8cb) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why enterprise software development needs air traffic control](https://daily.dev/posts/why-enterprise-software-development-needs-air-traffic-control-xymvouu0j) · The New Stack · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Joby and Air Space Intelligence team up to manage US electric air taxi skies](https://daily.dev/posts/joby-and-air-space-intelligence-team-up-to-manage-us-electric-air-taxi-skies-tpi3yl6py) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy"},"datePublished":"2026-09-17T22:19:03.406Z","dateModified":"2026-09-17T22:36:58.484Z","description":"The FAA is deploying an $875 million AI-powered software system called Smart (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories), built by Air Space...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/96feb85eb44f4d6f77286d7f2e6dfa1d?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/96feb85eb44f4d6f77286d7f2e6dfa1d?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The FAA’s plan to fix air traffic? $875 million worth of AI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/the-faa-s-plan-to-fix-air-traffic-875-million-worth-of-ai-yjebmwcxy#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the FAA's Smart air traffic control system?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Smart stands for Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories, an AI-based cloud platform built by Air Space Intelligence that enhances existing FAA air traffic management systems. It analyzes airline schedules, weather, airport capacity, airspace conditions, and operational constraints to predict traffic flows and identify potential conflicts before they occur. It will cost $875 million over 12 years, rolling out first in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Follow daily.dev for updates on how AI systems like Smart reshape air traffic operations."}}]} ```