DXB introduces AI-powered system to speed up ground operations

Dubai Airports has entered into a partnership with aviation software company Assaia to deploy an AI-driven turnaround management system across all aircraft stands at DXB. The initiative is part of a broader push to modernise ground operations using real-time data and predictive analytics.

The new system gives the airport and its partners, including airlines like Emirates, flydubai and the ground-handling group dnata, better situational awareness.

By coordinating tasks such as baggage loading, refuelling, catering and passenger boarding, the AI tool aims to reduce delays and improve on-time performance across a network that handles hundreds of flights daily.

According to Dubai Airports, the system will bring greater precision and consistency to turnarounds. Majed Al Joker, Chief Operating Officer at Dubai Airports, said the initiative reflects the airport’s commitment to leveraging advanced technologies to ‘shape the next generation of airport operations’.

For aviation policymakers and infrastructure planners, this move at DXB underscores how AI is becoming central to capacity expansion, not only through the construction of new runways or terminals, but also by optimising the throughput of existing infrastructure.

As airports worldwide face capacity constraints, AI-driven ground operations may emerge as a key lever for efficiency, resilience and sustainability.

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