Airbus Mulls Auto Emergency Descent Feature
Airbus engineers are developing an “auto emergency descent” feature aimed at springing into action if flight crew are disabled by hypoxia. The system would bring the aircraft down to 10,000 feet to help pilots recover consciousness. The first application for the feature could be the A350XWB. Airbus...
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