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Ryanair's CEO Suggests Eliminating Co-Pilots

Posted by timothy on from the outsource-to-ground-control dept.

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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  1. Re:Huh? by mtrachtenberg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yes, exactly. That's exactly why I insist every bus I ride in must have a co-driver. Wouldn't want to crash due to the driver having a coronary.

    But seriously, folks, I think this is one of the few issues the market will actually handle well. I doubt many people are going to take the only airline that doesn't have copilots.

  2. Re:Waste by Blitzkopf · · Score: 0, Troll

    So if the most common cause for accidents is "pilot error", would you not reduce the risk of accidents by halving the number of pilots?