# Toward a Decision-Assurance Layer for AI-Assisted Flight Planning in Air Traffic Management

**Published:** September 15, 2026
**Author:** Alexandre Barreto (George Mason University), Shou Matsumoto (George Mason University), Jorge Valverde-Rebaza (Tecnol\'ogico de Monterrey), Cleiton Ataide (DECEA: Department of Airspace Control), Paulo Costa (George Mason University)
**Source:** arXiv — cs.AI
**Language:** en-US
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Generative AI is increasingly being used informally in Air Traffic Management (ATM) for tasks such as flight plan generation, trajectory interpretation, and constraint checking. Although these tools can reduce workload and accelerate planning, their non-deterministic outputs…

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