Lives of 300+ Passengers at Risk in Preventable Near Miss at Boston AP

WASHINGTON - Oct. 31, 2025 - PRLog -- More than 300 passengers could have lost their lives in a deadly crash at Logan Airport on Friday.  This is only the latest in a growing number of near deadly collisions, and a few fatal ones; but they could have been prevented at very little cost, claims an expert,

Such deadly collisions and other potentially-deadly near misses could have been prevented by using computers equipped with existing AI programs to monitor air-to-ground radio communications as well as radar, and then provide air traffic controllers in control towers with alerts to any situations when two planes might fly too close to one another, or come dangerously close during takeoffs or landings, says Professor John Banzhaf of George Washington University.

Using AI in different forms to reduce actual airplane collisions, as well as the escalating number of potentially-fatal near misses was never even evaluated while the FAA  reportedly spent some $80 billion promoting diversity rather than air traffic safety,

An already-available desktop computer using a modern AI program could provide a significant increase in air traffic safety - like having a lightning-fast genius providing instant real-time warnings - claims Banzhaf.

While it would be far from a complete solution to the current emergency, it would provide a significant additional margin of safety until longer range solutions can be put in place, he says.

It would be like having an ever-vigilant and indefatigable genius, who can project scenarios and provide warnings of potential collisions in milliseconds, looking over the shoulders of very busy controllers in airport towers.

Professor Banzhaf's detailed analysis has been featured in many forms on the Internet, including, for example:

Let's Try Using New AI to Reduce Airport Runway Incursions; (https://www.valuewalk.com/lets-try-using-new-ai-to-reduce...)
AI Programs Can Easily Monitor Radio Traffic, Detect Objects, and Analyze (https://www.valuewalk.com/lets-try-using-new-ai-to-reduce-airport-runway-incursions/)

There's Been Still Another Potentially Fatal Airplane Near Miss; (http://prsync.com/george-washington-university/theres-bee...) 2 Injured (http://prsync.com/george-washington-university/theres-been-still-another-potentially-fatal-airplane-near-miss--injured----especially-with-some-fatal-isnt-it-time-to-stop-the-c-4294392/)
Especially With Some Fatal, Isn't It Time to Stop the Coverup and Use AI (http://prsync.com/george-washington-university/theres-been-still-another-potentially-fatal-airplane-near-miss--injured----especially-with-some-fatal-isnt-it-time-to-stop-the-c-4294392/)

Fortunately, the professor is no longer alone in calling for testing AI to making flying safer:
AI Impact Analysis on Aviation Industry (https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/ResearchInsight/ai-impact-analysis-on-aviation-industry.asp) ("integration of AI into next generation air navigation systems is enhancing global aviation safety by providing greater situational awareness, reducing the risk of mid air incidents, and allowing more efficient management of congested air routes.") [emphasis added]
Aviation Industry Cautiously Optimistic About AI, Finds EASA Survey (https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/aviation-industry-cautiously-optimistic-about-ai-finds-easa-survey.html)
Alaska Air CEO Advocates AI Enhancements for Safer, More Sustainable Flights *** Modernizing Air Traffic Control with Artificial Intelligence (https://www.eplaneai.com/news/alaska-air-ceo-advocates-ai-enhancements-for-safer-more-sustainable-flights)
From Clipped Communications to Clarity: Artificial Intelligence Is Decoding Aviation Speak for Safer Flights (https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news/artificial-intelligence-radio-communications-aviation-safety/)
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) CONTRIBUTION TO AVIATION (https://www.google.com/url?esrc=s&q=&rct=j&sa=U&url=https://www.icao.int/sites/default/files/Meetings/a42/Documents/WP/wp_489_en.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwihl7aGofCPAxXAEVkFHe7SMdoQFnoECAkQAg&usg=AOvVaw2g2PoGLyxVNMSnnjFmZgm4)

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