I wonder how airline managers would react when the AI system refuses to fly because it assesses the conditions as being sub optimal for profit or safety?
That may be a more serious issue than it appears! It was certainly the case that "work to rule" (strict interpretation of all procedures etc.,) was/is a pretty effective weapon in industrial disputes. In the normal world people use a surprising amount of discretion and interpretation to keep things running. Would strict application of all rules etc. cause things to grind to a halt?
Unlike a factory or other industrial enterprise where the management may be able to control or at least heavily influence nearly all the variables that affect its production, airline operations seem very much subject to disruption by factors that are not within management's control and require the exercise of discretion by "operatives" such as crew members etc.
It would be interesting to speculate how that can that be built into an automated system and who will take the responsibility for the correctness of its application.