Alaska Airlines and Airspace Intelligence have signed a multi-year contract for a “first-of-its-kind partnership to optimize air traffic flow using artificial intelligence and machine learning.” In a news release, Alaska Airlines said the partnership will use, “Flyways AI … that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to assist dispatchers in making flight operations more efficient and sustainable by optimizing routes and improving the predictability and flow of airline traffic. Alaska is the first airline worldwide to adopt the technology.”
Alaska Airlines Optimizes Traffic Flow Using Artificial Intelligence
Key Takeaways:
- Alaska Airlines has partnered with Airspace Intelligence to implement "Flyways AI," a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence and machine learning technology for optimizing air traffic flow.
- Flyways AI assists dispatchers by providing actionable recommendations on optimized routes, using a dynamic 4D map to account for weather, turbulence, and traffic, improving flight efficiency and predictability.
- A six-month trial demonstrated significant benefits, with the technology identifying route optimizations for 64% of mainline flights (32% accepted), leading to savings of 480,000 gallons of fuel and avoiding 4,600 tons of carbon emissions.
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