PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - Airbus + Cathay working on Single Pilot during Cruise with A350
Old 29th Jun 2021, 15:10
  #136 (permalink)  
Fursty Ferret
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: FL390
Posts: 238
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It's an interesting idea but they won't be seeking approval for single-pilot operation: they need approval for zero pilot operations during cruise. When I leave the flight deck to take my morning dump, then it either needs to be left empty but locked (that'll be a laugh if the keypad fails) or with a member of cabin crew in it, which is laughable from a security perspective. Or you extend the flight deck backwards so that the bunks and toilet are enclosed but then you'll lose galley space, access from doors 1, and several rows of seats.

Or you could just have two pilots.
Fursty Ferret is offline