AI Aims to Enhance Aviation Safety, Reduce Delays

The FAA is exploring new rules and technology as part of the MOSAIC rulemaking package.

FLYING Staff

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 12:14 PM ET

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One of the key components of MOSAIC is the modernization of air traffic control systems. [File Photo: Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

The FAA's MOSAIC program aims to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS) by upgrading air traffic control (ATC) with advanced technologies like ADS-B and NextGen Data Communications to enhance safety, efficiency, and reduce delays.
It explores integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into ATC to automate repetitive tasks, improve flight planning, and enhance communication, serving to augment human controllers rather than replace them.
MOSAIC also encompasses the safe integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) into the airspace and proposes changes to Light Sport Aircraft (LSA) rules to increase their safety, accessibility, and operational versatility.

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The Federal Aviation Administration’s Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certificates (MOSAIC) program is a comprehensive effort to modernize the national airspace system (NAS). Through MOSAIC, the FAA seeks to enhance the safety, security, and efficiency of the airspace while also reducing delays and improving the overall air travel experience for passengers.

Modernizing ATC

One of the key components of MOSAIC is the modernization of air traffic control systems. The FAA wants to replace its aging radar-based systems with new, more advanced technologies such as Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) and NextGen Data Communications (Data Comm). These new technologies will enable air traffic controllers to have a more precise and accurate picture of aircraft in the airspace, which will allow more efficient aircraft routing and separation.