FAA is turning to AI to reduce the number of close calls between planes at the nation’s airports

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investing nearly $4 million in an AI initiative with Palantir Technologies to lower runway close calls.
The AI tool, Foundry, from Palantir will analyze large data sets from numerous sources to uncover recurrent aviation safety issues, though it can’t pinpoint unique events with multiple contributing factors.
Recent high-profile incidents, such as a plane crash at LaGuardia Airport and another involving a plane and a truck at Newark Airport, have heightened safety concerns.
The FAA has already used Foundry to ban parallel landings at San Francisco International Airport as a preventive measure.
The initiative is funded through President Donald Trump’s domestic spending bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which is projected to increase the national debt significantly.
Palantir is also competing for a $12 billion contract to employ AI in reducing flight delays through airspace management.

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