Ryanair's CEO Suggests Eliminating Co-Pilots

postbigbang writes "Ryanair's miser-in-chief Michael O'Leary now suggests eliminating co-pilots as a way to save money. Will airliners be powered by drones, or is it actually viable to have just a single pilot on passenger planes?"

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You're right. Who cares if YOU die?

[crovira]

The problem with this kind of accounting is that it is fundamentally flawed.

What is YOUR life worth to some bean-counter, who doesn't care about you, your spouse of offspring?

Now what is worth to YOU?

Now let's REALLY cut costs.

We've got problems with luggage?

Screw it. No more luggage luggage handlers, customs, custom-agents. That ought to save a lot.

Who needs to pay for stewardesses?

Who needs to pay for a galley and a toilet.

Who needs to pay for seat-belts?

Who needs to pay for seats?

If you could fly as a standee with no luggage I'm sure the airline would LOVE to fly you.

And don't get me started on what the airports cost. You don't need ramps, endless walkways, buildings that are only used for a fraction of the time that you should actually be up in the air. Walk up to your plane and climb up some stairs from the tarmac, you lazy bastard.

So its raining. You'll drip-dry in he plane, as you stand there holding onto a strap hanging from a rail in the unpainted cylinder that is going to take you to your destination, for the least amount possible. ... So you'd feel like you were taking your last trip, to Auschwitz. ...

It would be possible, just not desirable for you as a passenger.