AI offers huge opportunities for improvements to aircraft and on-ground systems, enhanced safety beyond standards and improved performance.

 

Aviation & Artificial Intelligence


Way forward in the ICAO context.

 During operations, AI has the potential to provide crew assistance and reduce time spent on non-value-added tasks, thereby freeing up time for complex decision-making, which brings efficiency and effectiveness to flight operations. AI also offers immense potential for ground operations, airport operations, and airline carrier operations. This highlights the need for harmonization of standards for the development and regulation of AI usage. Industry standardization efforts for AI are already underway and require acknowledgement and formal acceptance at the ICAO Member State level. Continuous, harmonized, and synergistic efforts between regulators and industry are key to the successful and safe use of AI- and MLbased solutions in aviation. Other areas would also benefit from wide industrial harmonization efforts to reduce fragmentation—predictive maintenance, production, and system design, to name a few. Last but not least, a common agreement on industrial standards related to cybersecurity is essential given the associated risks.

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