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Lawmakers urge FAA to pause rollout of AI-based SMART air traffic control system

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Lawmakers are pressing the FAA to halt deployment of Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART), an AI-based air traffic control system. The call puts the agency’s rollout under scrutiny, though the available reporting does not specify the lawmakers’ concerns or the system’s deployment schedule.

Discovered 2026-10-14T09:16:00.626631-07:00 | 2026-10-14T09:16:00.626631-07:00

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  • The push to pause the FAA’s SMART rollout raises a policy question about how AI-based systems are introduced into air traffic control.
  • The article provides no details on the lawmakers’ rationale, the rollout timeline or any operational impacts; those details will be important to assess the implications for FAA plans.

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