Pilots Ramp Up Opposition To Reduced-Crew Concepts

pilot at flight deck

Single-pilot operations would require redesigning current flight decks.

Credit: Airbus
Pilot groups continue to fortify a united defensive position against a distant yet seemingly inevitable push to approve large commercial transport flight operations with fewer than two pilots on the flight deck. The union-led campaigns started five years ago and show no signs of slowing down. The...
Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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