Surely the next obvious economy for the Ryanairs of this world - after getting rid of cabin crew of course - would be to hand redundancy slips to its pilots.
Think of all the money that could be be saved, no salaries, no pensions to pay,no rosters to bother about - and it would eliminate all the mistakes and human errors made on the flight decks: -
This is what the New Scientist reported on June 28th:-
"WOULD you fly in an airliner knowing there were no pilots in the cockpit? This is no mere hypothetical question. The US Federal Aviation Administration this month kicked off what could be the first step in a journey towards the full automation of the airliners we all travel on."...
The full article is on
Drone alone: how airliners may lose their pilots - tech - 28 June 2010 - New Scientist
...And the big bonus for us passengers is that we get to sit/stand in that nice comfy front seat with the best view in the plane.
