Autonomy has solved cruise.
Terminal operations remain the gap.
There has been a lack of investment in the terminal area - taxi, takeoff, and landing
Challenges of the terminal area gap
Crew Pressure & Increased Workload
Pilot shortage + increasing workload in terminal operations
Contested Terminal Operations
Autonomy required in degraded GPS environments (CCA)
Human Performance Limits
Majority of incidents occur during taxi, takeoff, and landing
Structure-Dependent Systems
Avionics rely on predefined procedures and infrastructure
FlightStack
FlightStack is VTI's AI-powered software platform for terminal area operations. It gives aircraft the intelligence to operate safely and autonomously during the phases of flight that matter most.
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Edge-deployed. No GPS required. No ground infrastructure dependency. Designed to integrate with existing avionics, autopilots, and autonomy platforms.​
Flight-proven across 25+ airports in real-world operations
Engineered for the most critical phases of flight
Taxi
Clearance interpretation
Runway crossing awareness
Airport-surface support
Takeoff
Centerline tracking
Runway confirmation Clearance context Acceleration-phase awareness.
Landing
Runway identification Landing assistance Terminal-area perception Autonomy-ready support
