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FAA negotiates potential equity stake in air traffic AI contractor Air Space Intelligence

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The FAA is pursuing a potential ownership arrangement with Air Space Intelligence, developer of SMART, a system for managing airspace, routes and trajectories. The reported negotiations would give the agency an equity interest in a company working on AI tools for air traffic management; terms and timing were not provided.

Discovered 2026-10-16T08:05:08.797277-07:00 | 2026-10-16T08:05:08.797277-07:00

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  • The FAA’s reported pursuit of an equity stake would create a direct ownership relationship with a contractor developing tools for airspace, route and trajectory management.
  • The proposed arrangement centers on SMART, placing the agency’s commercial relationship with Air Space Intelligence alongside the deployment of AI in air traffic management.

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