Another angle on automation dependancy
Culling through old Ops manuals in my shed and discovered a 1998 version Germania Boeing 737-700 company operations manual. Under the heading of CRUISE PROCEDURE at page NP.8.1 January 01, 1998 and under the sub-heading MANUAL FLIGHT is states: "Perform manual flight in exceptional circumstances only!" The exclamation mark was there, too.
Jesus wept! Although it was back in 1998, it proves irrevocably that there is at least one airline bringing up automation dependant zombies into the flight decks?
They walk among us...