AI air traffic system promises fewer flight delays

If you feel like flying has gotten more unpredictable lately, you are not imagining it. Delays stack up. Schedules feel tight. One storm can ripple across the country.

Now the federal government wants to get ahead of those problems with artificial intelligence.

The Federal Aviation Administration is testing a new system designed to predict congestion weeks before it happens. The idea is simple. Fix the schedule early so fewer problems show up later.

But the way it works and who is building it raises some real questions.