Originally Posted by
RexBanner
A manning crisis would still result. Not only that but how are you going to train captains of the future in this brave new world?
Where are you going to find candidates for training? The handwriting is on the wall: Pilotless aircraft are the wave of the future. Why bother pursuing this career? And now you have a self-fulfilling prophecy. The single crew flight decks will be filled by first officers already in the pipeline. So the immediate demand goes down. Trainees will have a longer wait for an opening. Soon, when this second wave of shortages catches up with the market, the airlines will need pilotless technology. Or the planes will sit on the ground. Regulators hands will be forced.