Originally Posted by
kontrolor
I would not like to be in their shoes, when they will have to explain to relatives of 350+ victims when (not if) something goes wrong.
and of course - if flight crews are seen only as cost, then pilotless planes are not far away. But this would also mean end of aviation as transport.
I guess it won't be very different from explaining to the families of the Ethiopian and Lion Air crash victims why a ****ty patch flight control design for a warmed over 1960's aircraft design is the cause of their loved one's death.
But again, we digress into fully autonomous flight. I'm also unsure if that's the inevitable end game, but should it happen, I have very few issues boarding such a plane in the future. Where I live, airlines train their crews based on rote memorization, combined with a rather toxic unjust safety culture. People like to think the likes of China Airlines and Korean made huge improvements in CRM. I firmly believe that their improved safety record is mainly linked to the introduction of more dependable automation in their respective fleets. More of that please...
I'll see myself out