Originally Posted by
bcrosier
Honestly, questionable at best. It's certainly not going away overnight, but I fear a steady continual erosion (in pay and QOL initially, and later in numbers) is a likely scenario. But that's just my glass half empty take on things. The article in the IEEE Spectrum (December 2011) definitely gave me pause, as I've been a naysayer on that issue for a while now.
When Will We Have Unmanned Commercial Airliners? - IEEE Spectrum
Very interesting article. I think completely automated commercial aircraft will come eventually, the question for any pilot is just
when? During your career? During my career? During the next generation's career? It's definitely an interesting topic to think about.