The Flyways AI Platform was developed in close cooperation with the airline's stakeholders and works as an assistant to the airline's dispatchers, presenting options when creating a flight plan. The AI tool is not an automated system and a plan isn't put into use until a human dispatcher approves it. The partnership has also benefited Air Space Intelligence, which has grown its headcount and secured contracts with the US Air Force and $34 million in Series B funding.
Key takeaways:
- Alaska Airlines has partnered with Air Space Intelligence to use the Flyways AI Platform, an AI tool that suggests optimal flight routes based on historical flight data and predicted weather.
- The partnership has resulted in half of the flight plans reviewed by Alaska Airlines' dispatchers including a plan suggested by Flyways.
- Alaska Airlines' dispatchers accept 23% of Flyways' recommendations, which has helped reduce the airline's fuel consumption by more than 1.2 million gallons in 2023.
- Air Space Intelligence has grown significantly, now employing 110 people across multiple offices and securing contracts with the US Air Force and $34 million in Series B funding from Andreessen Horowitz.