Originally Posted by
Lookleft
I think you need to stop channeling L. Ron Hubbard and step back into reality. Whatever robot F/O your freakshow imagination comes up with will need to be certified by the FAA and EASA before it gets used on a revenue generating flight. There are no shortcuts with that process especially after Boeing tried to sneak their MCAS wunderkind through.
As you are aware 737 MAX probably exceeded its limit & should have been a new design.
Airbus can probably upgrade one or two more times until it needs a clean sheet also.
The Boeing wallet is currently burning because they wanted to save the operators a few bucks on staff costs, will they do it again?
The next step of cutting staff costs will be in the new clean sheet designs & they will need to be radical to cover development costs and get market share.
There are a few options to start the process, I see no (or small emergency only) windscreens or remote second pilot as options to create a bridge of reduced staff costs.