Welp.
It tuned out to be really bad timing to have picked today for the rollout of the AI-supported system called SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories) that aims to help manage air traffic and reduce flight delays.
An antiquated equipment failure— compounded by the accidental cutting of a fiber-optic cable that took 8 hours to repair— caused chaos at all the large East Coast airports today.
