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Cathay Pacific Working with Airbus On Single-Pilot System for Long-Haul
Cathay Pacific (0293.HK) is working with Airbus (AIR.PA) to introduce "reduced crew" long-haul flights with a sole pilot in the cockpit much of the time, industry sources told Reuters (www.reuters.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
After reading many NTSB accident reports one of the things I've noticed is the crushing workload when things start going wrong. During those times even two pilots seems like too few. Now when something goes wrong there'll will be a lag of maybe 30 seconds or more before the second pilot (just roused from slumber) can get back into the cockpit and be briefed on what's happening. It took less than 5 minutes for AF 447 to go from 38,000ft to the water. This proposal seems like an obviously bad idea that no regulatory agency will go along with.
I'm surprised you were even able to post the same link that was already squawked...
https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/1_year/new/84725/Cathay_Pacific_Working_with_Airbus_On_Single_Pilot_System_for_Long_Haul
Also, please note that this article is also a month old...
https://flightaware.com/squawks/view/1/1_year/new/84725/Cathay_Pacific_Working_with_Airbus_On_Single_Pilot_System_for_Long_Haul
Also, please note that this article is also a month old...
What could go wrong?
Reuters must not have gotten the new Style Sheet implemented yet: They used the evil and sexist word "Cockpit" in the article. Cancel them now!
Germanwings 9525 should bring all talk of this to an end.
Will there be ONLY one pilot? No backups? That's an even worse idea. Just tell your passengers that they *might* make it to the destination, and if they go, it's all on them.
Saving money? And the first crash, it's going to cost a hell of a lot more than having 20 pilots on the plane. Yikes...