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, becoming the first airline globally to adopt its Flyways AI technology for optimizing air traffic flow.
- Flyways AI utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning to assist dispatchers in making flight operations more efficient and sustainable by optimizing routes, avoiding congestion, and mitigating bad weather.
- A six-month trial demonstrated significant results, with Alaska Airlines saving 480,000 gallons of fuel and avoiding 4,600 tons of carbon emissions by implementing 32% of Flyways' route recommendations.
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