Here’s a Way for Pilots to Avoid NOTAM Fatigue

Weather Company's Weather Dispatch platform reduces a nagging chore.

Les Abend

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 08:06 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

The Maverick Dispatch platform combines all of the WSI products and then adds detailed real-time information for airline operations while tracking flights around the globe. [Credit: Les Abend/Adobe Stock]

Key Takeaways:

Pilots often find reviewing the numerous and complex NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) a tedious, time-consuming, and overwhelming process, making it difficult to identify critical information efficiently.
The Weather Company's Maverick Dispatch platform integrates comprehensive flight planning, weather data, and real-time operational tracking for airline operations.
A core innovation of Maverick Dispatch is its "Smart NOTAM" AI feature, which translates NOTAMs into plain language and prioritizes them by importance (e.g., runway closures first), significantly streamlining critical information for flight crews and dispatchers.
The platform also includes "TrAKR" AI, which predicts the impact of weather on specific airport sectors, assisting dispatchers in making informed decisions about potential delays and optimizing flight schedules.

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in my previous life, flight plan data would spit out of a printer, producing a stack of recycled folded paper that we would transport from operations to the cockpit. The stack included the flight plan, takeoff data, crew information, and, of course, NOTAMs.

Most airlines have embraced technology and eliminated paper. Electronic tablets rather than printers now retain flight plan data. Still, reviewing NOTAMs can be a tedious process for an airline pilot, especially if multiple destinations and alternate airports are involved for a typical trip sequence. Honestly, if we took the time to precisely review all the NOTAM information, our flights would be sitting at the gate past departure time.