An except from an article by KinectAir CTO, Ben Howard.

AI is going to change the airline game. Like with roads and bus routes, it is hard to change the physical limitations but software-defined flight schedules mean that the infrastructure we already have can be used to better serve all of us. Existing carriers could benefit from some dynamic routing but KinectAir is taking that three steps further with smaller format aircraft, AI and machine learning. By using the right-sized aircraft, we can lower our fixed infrastructure needs to the point where a grass strip in the middle of Idaho would do nicely. This opens up millions of new direct flight options in the US and Europe. Now, instead of flying hub and spoke which may double your environmental footprint and only serves the largest cities, KinectAir can fly direct from airports that are part of your local community, run by friends and neighbors.

Our AI engine will run in place of fixed routes to balance supply and demand to better serve travelers economically and environmentally. Initially, AI will make decisions that a human dispatcher could make but at scale. It will be able to evaluate millions of schedule permutations per second and offer travelers prices that reflect their travel choices. It will discount flights to encourage customers to make mutually beneficial choices and will instantly help reschedule the fleet to accommodate disruptions. Each time a customer books a flight, it can ensure that our fleet is able to meet all of our commitments while respecting aircraft maintenance schedules and crew rest requirements. In short, it can react quickly, safely and predictably to efficiently manage a fleet large enough to provide the level of service we all want to enjoy.

AI takes this to the next level by creating a platform that can also drive sales at scale. When we let machine learning start to take predictive actions, we can move from being reactive to proactive. Machine learning is a tool that can leverage changing consumer demands that would pose a challenge to traditional programming approaches. You can think of it as a left brain, right brain combination. AI ensures the safety and reliability of our service, while machine learning provides elegant, problem-solving solutions. This combination is the crux of where our company truly advances the way we think about personal air mobility. Imagine an AI dispatch engine that sends spare parts to Elko, Nevada, USA and advertises flights to see ghost towns so that a crew can stop there to install them while waiting for a snowstorm to clear at their next pickup in Denver. That is where our company is headed and it is absolutely next level.