Air Traffic Control: Artificial Intelligence

(asked on 1st July 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to support air traffic control operations.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 15th July 2026

The Department for Transport supports and promotes the adoption of the latest technologies in airspace operations and airspace design. These technologies have the potential to enable air navigation service providers to improve operational efficiency by facilitating more direct routings, quicker climb profiles, and a reduction in aircraft holding around airports.

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