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Decision Intelligence

Project Altitude — an ACC research series on Decision Intelligence in airline operations.

Project Altitude · October 2026 · 5 min read

How should AI decision support respect operational authority?

How decision support should reflect the airline's agreed operating model, from recommendation through authorisation to execution — represented alongside every recommendation, not left implicit.

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Project Altitude · September 2026 · 3 min read

When should an airline hold a flight for connecting passengers?

A late inbound flight turns a routine departure into a decision with consequences across the network. Forecasts help. So do optimisation models. But neither settles the choice on its own.

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Project Altitude · September 2026 · 7 min read

Decision Intelligence in Airline Operations: From an Established Discipline to an Operational Question

Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly across aviation. But better models, more data and increasingly capable automation leave one fundamental question open: how do they contribute to better operational decisions?

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