Politico
Oriana Pawlyk
19 Jun 2026
Federal aviation officials are hoping to sharply reduce close calls on airport runways by using artificial intelligence — an effort that comes after a deadly runway crash in New York this year refocused attention on such incidents.
The Federal Aviation Administration has partnered with technology company Palantir, which has developed a new AI tool that the agency is already deploying to distill a firehose of data and predict potential problems with takeoffs and landings. That work has accelerated in the past five months with funding from last year’s GOP-led megalaw which allowed the FAA to backfill other modernization costs and devote more of its core operations budget to expanding the project, according to a high-ranking FAA official who works in the aviation safety management office...
Aviation officials turn to AI for combating runway issues - POLITICO - 19 Jun 2026
