"I’ve spoken with 60 air traffic controllers tonight about what Sean Duffy said at the White House today," said one journalist. "None of them are buying what he said."
The Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories (SMART) system is expanding across the nation. After a successful initial rollout to the National Capital Region in September, the FAA will now use SMART in the airspace of all 22 centers across the country to reduce delays, reduce fuel consumption and improve the travel experience for the flying public.
Three days later on the 13th, the entire nationwide system crashed with all 22 control centers affected.
Duffy emphatically denied that the FAA’s recent nationwide rollout of an $875 million artificial intelligence system called Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes, and Trajectories (SMART) had anything to do with Friday’s disruption, claiming that the system “is not even plugged in.”
So, were they lying on the 10th, when they said the system was now online…or are they lying now, when they’re saying the system “is not even plugged in”?
Three days later on the 13th, the entire nationwide system crashed with all 22 control centers affected.
So, were they lying on the 10th, when they said the system was now online…or are they lying now, when they’re saying the system “is not even plugged in”?
It’s not a lie. It’s not even plugged in. Not anymore.