Problem is the public opinion on this matter as passengers won't feel satisfied and safe in an aeroplane with an empty cockpit, Never the less the machine is much safer than humans as many accidents that took place were due to pilot errors, People however will never accept that and will always favour seeing someone in the cockpit.
I believe the next generation aircraft will continue to have pilots but thier work will be significantly reduced to the point of solely observing what the machine is doing.
Last edited by flame_bringer; 26th Apr 2013 at 02:56.