独家报道：根据交通部独家分享给福克斯新闻数字频道的新数据，特朗普政府的新型人工智能辅助空中交通管理工具已经帮助近180个载有大约2.4万名乘客的航班重新规划航线以避开拥堵，平均飞行时间缩短了10分钟以上。
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration's new AI-supported air traffic management tool has already helped reroute nearly 180 flights carrying approximately 24,000 passengers to avoid congestion, cutting flight times by more than 10 minutes on average, according to new Department of Transportation (DOT) data shared exclusively with Fox News Digital.
联邦航空管理局被称为SMART的“空域、航线和轨迹战略管理”系统已经运行了近六周，帮助空中交通管制员识别更省油的航线并预测潜在的交通中断。
The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories system, known as SMART, has been operational for nearly six weeks, helping air traffic controllers identify more fuel-efficient routes and anticipate potential disruptions.
交通部表示，这项技术平均每个航班还节约了近80加仑燃油，让人得以一窥特朗普政府希望如何减少航班延误和取消。
According to DOT, the technology has also saved nearly 80 gallons of fuel per flight on average, offering an early glimpse of how the Trump administration hopes to reduce flight delays and cancellations.
交通部长肖恩·达菲在提供给福克斯新闻数字频道的声明中表示：“在特朗普总统的领导下，我们正在取得历史性进展，以重振空中交通管制并改善数百万美国人的乘客体验。”达菲还表示，随着该项目的扩大，这项技术将带来更广泛的效益。
"Under President Trump, we are making historic progress to revitalize air traffic control and improve the passenger experience for millions of Americans," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. Duffy also said the technology would deliver broader benefits as the program expands.
“SMART将大幅减少令人沮丧的延误，减轻空中交通管制员的压力，并降低出行价格。”其中一个例子发生在10月，当时一架载有147名乘客的航班从罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场飞往奥兰多国际机场，在SMART推荐了一条替代航线后，避开了预计中的拥堵。
"SMART will slash frustrating delays, reduce stress on air traffic controllers, and lower travel prices." One example came in October when a flight carrying 147 passengers from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Orlando International Airport avoided expected congestion after SMART recommended an alternative route.
交通部表示，该航班原本计划在预计原定航线会出现拥堵的时段起飞。SMART识别出了一条更偏西的航线，空中交通管制员接受了这条航线，使航程缩短了11海里，并节省了6分钟的飞行时间。
The flight had been scheduled to depart during a period when congestion was expected along its original path. SMART identified a route farther west, which air traffic controllers accepted, shortening the journey by 11 nautical miles and saving six minutes of flight time, according to DOT.
这项技术将天气模式、飞行路径、交通流量和管制员配备指标等200个数据流整合到一个集中化平台中。
The technology combines 200 data streams, including weather patterns, flight paths, traffic flow and controller staffing metrics, into a centralized platform.
其人工智能辅助引擎帮助航空专家预测拥堵可能在何处出现，并在拥堵加剧之前推荐更高效的航线。
Its AI-supported engine helps aviation specialists anticipate where congestion could develop and recommend more efficient routes before congestion builds.
这项技术还旨在改善联邦航空管理局应对恶劣天气的方式，恶劣天气一直是美国航空旅客遭遇交通中断的根源。
The technology is also designed to improve how the FAA manages severe weather, a source of disruptions for U.S. air travelers.
根据交通部的一份事实说明书，该机构现有的做法涉及封锁受风暴影响的大片矩形空域，尽管风暴系统通常形状不规则，且安全的走廊可能仍然可用。
According to a DOT fact sheet, the agency's existing approach involves blocking off large rectangular sections of airspace affected by storms, even though weather systems are often irregularly shaped and safe corridors may remain available.
SMART旨在提供不断变化的天气状况的更清晰画面，使航空专家能够识别绕过风暴的航线，并确定受限空域何时可以安全重新开放。
SMART is intended to provide a clearer picture of changing weather conditions, allowing aviation specialists to identify routes around storms and determine when restricted airspace can safely reopen.
尽管具备人工智能辅助功能，但SMART并不会独立指挥飞机或取代人类空中交通管制员。
Despite its AI-supported capabilities, SMART does not independently direct aircraft or replace human air traffic controllers.
一个航空专家团队会对SMART的数据进行分析和验证，然后将排班建议发送给联邦航空管理局的空中交通管制系统指挥中心。这些建议随后会被转发给当地的空中交通管制设施，由官员决定是否接受。
A team of aviation specialists analyzes and validates SMART's data before sending scheduling recommendations to the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center. Those recommendations are then forwarded to local air traffic control facilities, where officials decide whether to accept them.
在该倡议出台之际，全国最繁忙的机场每年要处理数百万架次的航班。
The initiative comes as the nation's busiest airports handle millions of flights annually.
交通部表示，全国30个最繁忙的机场每年运营大约650万个航班。约有30万个航班在起飞前重新规划航线，而有360万个航班经历空中改道、矢量引导或盘旋等待。
According to DOT, approximately 6.5 million flights operate each year at the nation's 30 busiest airports. About 300,000 receive reroutes before departure, while 3.6 million experience airborne reroutes, vectoring or holding.
联邦航空管理局最初于9月将SMART的推广限制在国家首都地区，随后于10月开始与迈阿密、杰克逊维尔和亚特兰大的航路交通管制中心合作开展验证工作。
The FAA initially limited SMART's rollout to the National Capital Region in September before beginning validation efforts with air route traffic control centers in Miami, Jacksonville and Atlanta in October.
该机构计划在推进将SMART推广至全国所有22个空中交通管制中心的过程中，继续对该系统进行测试。
The agency plans to continue testing the system as it works toward expanding SMART to all 22 air traffic control centers nationwide.
尽管早期结果仅涉及美国国内一小部分航班，但交通部表示，这项技术旨在帮助航空公司运营更具可预测性的航班时刻表，并减轻空中交通管制员的压力。
While the early results involve a relatively small share of domestic U.S. flights, DOT says the technology is intended to help airlines operate more predictable schedules and ease pressure on air traffic controllers.
对旅客而言，特朗普政府的目标是减少乘客遇到的延误、缩短飞行时间，并减少因航班拥堵而损失的时间。
For travelers, the Trump administration's goal is fewer delays for passengers, shorter flights and less time lost to flight congestion.