09-08-2023 18:16 via theguardian.com

AI helps airline pilots avoid areas that create polluting contrails

Experiment by Google and American Airlines reduces vapour trails, which are a source of global heatingAircraft contrails – or clouds of condensation behind planes – have been a familiar sight in skies across the world since the start of the jet age. However, a new experiment by Google and American Airlines suggests they could soon become much rarer, in a small but significant win that could assist the battle to cut aviation emissions.Pilots flying using artificial intelligence models
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