Originally Posted by
Jwscud
I'm in my 30s now. Airlines are still buying A320s and 737 derivatives. I have little doubt that I will retire flying aircraft currently flying now. The 747 and 767 have been with BA 20-30 years. I look forward to retiring off maybe the 380 some time in the 2040s.
That is all fine, but we are not talking about the end of manned aircraft, merely the start of unmanned.
Originally Posted by
Jwscud
If you need one pilot on the aircraft, then quite frankly you need two.
Umm. I don't know quite where to start with that statement.
If you need one chef in the kitchen, then quite frankly you need two.
If you need one prime minister, then quite frankly you need two.
If you need one midwife, then quite frankly you need two.
You realise that it makes no sense, right?
A huge number of aircraft fly around with one pilot. Many of them carry passengers in airways RVSM etc. As the job gets easier, it is not a great stretch to imagine that one person could do it.