Single-Pilot Ops Will Start With Cargo And Long-Haul, Says Boeing

LOS ANGELES—Growing interest from cargo operators in the concept of autonomous aircraft is leading the drive to single-pilot operation (SPO) of freighters, Boeing’s chief technologist says. “Some of those freight customers are asking us for those systems today,” says John Tracy, chief technology...

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