Event Brief
FAA to deploy SMART AI tool to predict airport delays
By The BriefBrief · Sources (3)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: The FAA plans to roll out SMART, an AI tool that crunches scheduling and weather data to predict and help avoid delays. It will be deployed next week across the Washington region’s three major airports.
WHO: F.A.A.
WHAT: Roll out SMART, an AI tool to predict and avoid delays at Washington-area airports using scheduling and weather data.
WHEN: Sep 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM ET
WHERE: Washington region (three major airports)
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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