Flying solo: Technology takes aim at co-pilots
There are worries that cutting the number of pilots flying commercial airliners could threaten safety on board.
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There are worries that cutting the number of pilots flying commercial airliners could threaten safety on board.
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Ce secteur séduit un nombre croissant de start-up et d'entreprises. En France, une expérimentation de taxi volant électrique débutera à partir du mois de septembre.
Cathay Pacific is working with Airbus to introduce "reduced crew" long-haul flights with a sole pilot in the cockpit much of the time, industry sources said. The programme, known within Airbus as Project Connect, aims to certify its A350 jet for single-pilot operations during high-altitude cruise, starting in 2025 on Cathay passenger flights, the sources said. High hurdles remain on the path to international acceptance. Once cleared, longer flights would become possible with a pair of pilots alternating rest breaks, instead of the three or four currently needed to maintain at least two in the...
Airlines plan to plow billions into flying taxis Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Attendees watch as the Archer Aviation Maker is unveiled on Thursday in Hawthorne, California. | AFP-JIJI Bloomberg Jun 14, 2021 Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles. Vertical Aeros...