LaGuardia crash bolsters case for using AI in air control towers

At LaGuardia, air crews and controllers consistently faced a late-evening rush to clear planes from the busy New York City airport. — AP

Inside a mock control tower next to Hong Kong International Airport, a virtual near-miss plays out on multi-panel screens.

A passenger jet descends in the computer-generated sky, seconds away from landing when suddenly, a barely visible object trundles along the edge of the runway and onto the aircraft’s path.