ASI (Air Space Intelligence)
by ASI (formerly Air Space Intelligence)
Operational AI that forecasts and reroutes air traffic, grid and defence logistics for airlines, utilities and the FAA
ASI, formerly Air Space Intelligence, builds AI systems that simulate and orchestrate high-stakes physical operations: airline routing, national air traffic flow, electric grid planning and military command and control. It is for airlines, utilities and government agencies that need hours-to-weeks-ahead forecasts of disruption and AI-recommended actions.
ASI is a Boston company, formerly called Air Space Intelligence, that builds what it calls AI engines for critical infrastructure: systems that model physical operations, run forward simulations hours, days and weeks ahead, and recommend actions, combining deterministic and probabilistic models. Its best-known product, Flyways AI, supports flight routing and traffic management for Alaska Airlines, Delta and United. ASI claims Flyways touches more than 40 percent of US air traffic, a figure that is the company's own. On June 22, 2026 the FAA awarded ASI a 12-year, $875 million contract, ahead of Palantir and Thales, to build FMDS, which replaces the Traffic Flow Management System at the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, and SMART, which flags congestion before aircraft take off, with initial SMART operations planned for fall 2026. Outside aviation ASI works with National Grid on grid planning, holds a $99 million US Army command-and-control contract, built the Open Mission Engine (OMEN) for the US Air Force under a DIU contract, and lists SpaceX among customers. On October 20-21, 2026 it announced a $325 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation led by Spark Capital, with Citadel Securities affiliates, Meritech, Craft Ventures, Energy Impact Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, to expand into energy, logistics and tactical edge environments. The founder and CEO is Phillip Buckendorf.
An airline operations chief, utility grid operator or defence programme office that has to plan around disruptions in real time and wants AI recommendations already proven at airline and FAA scale
Forward simulation of operations that turns hours-to-weeks-ahead forecasts into routing and planning recommendations, already running at three major US airlines
At a Glance
- Category
- Industry & Government
- Pricing
- Contact for pricing
- Target Market
- Airline Operations Leaders, Government Agencies, Utilities, Defense Organizations
- Deployment
- Cloud-first, Edge-first
- Headquarters
- Boston, United States
Key Features
- ✓Flyways AI routing
Recommends flight routes and traffic management actions for airline dispatchers at Alaska Airlines, Delta and United.
- ✓Forward simulation engine
Simulates operations hours, days and weeks ahead with deterministic and probabilistic models so operators can act before disruption hits.
- ✓FAA SMART and FMDS
Builds the system replacing the FAA's Traffic Flow Management System plus a module that identifies congestion before aircraft take off.
- ✓Defence command and control
Delivers Army command-and-control capability under a $99 million contract and the Open Mission Engine for the US Air Force.
- ✓Grid operations AI
Applies the same simulation and orchestration approach to electricity grid planning and operations with National Grid.
Capabilities
Use Cases
- •Airline route optimisation
Airline dispatchers receive AI-recommended reroutes around weather and congestion, the way Flyways is deployed at Alaska, Delta and United.
- •National air traffic flow management
The FAA's Command Center moves onto FMDS and SMART to spot congestion before departure, with a 12- to 24-month rollout.
- •Electric grid planning
A utility such as National Grid uses forward simulation to plan grid operations around forecast demand and constraints.
- •Military operational planning
Air Force and Army operators use ASI tools for planning and command and control, including support for more than 4,000 Air Force operators.
Ideal For
Best For
- ✓Airline dispatch and network operations teams optimising routes around weather and congestion
- ✓National or regional air navigation service providers modernising traffic flow management
- ✓Electric utilities forecasting grid conditions for planning and operations
- ✓Defence organisations needing AI support for command and control and contested logistics
- ✓Operators who want a vendor with a FAA programme of record and multi-year airline deployments behind it
Not Ideal For
- ✗General enterprise IT or knowledge-work teams, since ASI sells domain systems for aviation, energy and defence and offers no general-purpose AI platform
- ✗Buyers who need published pricing or a self-serve trial, because ASI sells through contracts and lists no pricing
- ✗Organisations that need documented commercial compliance certifications up front, since the public site lists none
Deployment
Market Analysis
Pros
- ✓Long-running production deployments at Alaska, Delta and United
- ✓A 12-year FAA programme of record gives unusual stability for a startup vendor
- ✓Well funded after a $325 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation
- ✓Cross-domain reach into energy and defence
Cons
- ✗No public explanation yet of how an AI routing system will be safety-certified to run national airspace, per DroneXL's analysis
- ✗The headline claim of touching more than 40 percent of US air traffic is ASI's own marketing figure and describes reach, not control
- ✗DroneXL notes no published details on how controllers' workflows will handle the 12- to 24-month transition, and that past FAA modernisation programmes such as NextGen ran long
- ✗No public pricing, product documentation or compliance certifications on the website
Pricing
Enterprise and government contracts
Contact for pricing
- ✓Multi-year deployments
- ✓Domain systems for aviation, energy and defence
- ✓Example: FAA contract worth $875M over 12 years
ASI publishes no list pricing and sells through negotiated multi-year contracts; the only public figures are contract values, such as $875 million over 12 years with the FAA and $99 million with the US Army, which say nothing about what a single airline or utility would pay.
Security & Compliance
Sources
This page was written from 4 sources, 3 on domains other than airspace-intelligence.com.
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