00:00It's come down to this. Countries are asking the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to change
00:07the rules and move to a one-pilot model in commercial flights instead of two. Forbes reports
00:12the UN body that controls global aviation safety rules thinks this might take place by 2027.
00:20The consequences? Safe costs and ease staff shortages. On the other hand, it raises issues
00:25of safety and places more stress on pilots. Bloomberg spoke to pilot Tony Lucas, who shared
00:32that lone pilots could be quickly overwhelmed in emergency situations and it might take backup
00:37too long to arrive in the cockpit. Lucas pointed out that those pushing for this move are not the
00:43same ones who fly these jets every day. Another negative? Less opportunities for junior crew members
00:49to learn from experienced pilots if everyone flies alone. The European Aviation Safety Agency
00:56is assessing the situation, figuring out how to handle things such as fatigue and comfort breaks.
01:02Advanced autonomous systems have been in development for years and would need to be in place to fly
01:07the aircraft should the crew become incapacitated. But the question Forbes raises is one to take home.
01:14Will customers be on board with the idea?
01:19The answer they call was specifically for the fact that Vàijos had a need to develop a risk of
Comments