Seriously?
In every topic there is a debate regarding automation dependancy. After reading the first post, I would say that aviation is heading the wrong way.
You do realise, there are actually aircraft in the air at this very moment, carrying passengers, that do not have A/T. Yes, the pilots actually move the levers during climb, cruise, descent and approach. Shocking! One more thing, some of these aircraft were actually designed around the same time (or even later) as Busses and Boeings. I still can't get my head around the fact, that some pilots/companies find manually adjusting the thrust dangerous.