Control towers at airports are only the most visible parts of the complex national air traffic control system. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images January 30, 2024 Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers Amy Pritchett, Penn State An air traffic safety expert explains why humans will remain central to managing the nation’s airports and airspace even as AI promises to improve air traffic control.
Human pilots, surrounded by automation. Sorbis/Shutterstock.com March 25, 2019 Despite consumer worries, the future of aviation will be more automated Stephen Rice, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Scott Winter, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Pilots get lots of assistance from automation as it is. In the future, they’ll get even more.
Drones are low cost and easy to operate. Shutterstock/Halfpoint December 9, 2018 How we used drones to monitor coastal erosion in Ghana Kwasi Addo Appeaning, University of Ghana Drones are low cost and easy to operate. They give quality, high resolution outputs, and can be deployed fast and often.