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The reality of pilotless planes

26 September 2017

Captain Tim Pottage
BALPA NEC
In a survey of 8,000 people, only 17% said they would be happy to fly on a pilotless plane. Captain Tim Pottage looks at the concept of increasing automation in the cockpit and asks whether technology can really replace pilots in the long term and if so, at what cost. 
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