First off, is there a link to the Flying Magazine web site for the article.

Second, I'm sure that somewhere down the road, you may see either single pilot or pilotless drone flying cargo and passengers. The big question is not if they can do it, it will the public accept it and will the airlines buy it. Current military UAS programs are no cheaper to run than manned systems. The advantage is in pilot safety. Until the airlines get a picture about how much money they can save, if any, our jobs are safe. Public acceptance will be harder to get. It will come down to how many lives are lost due to pilot error vs. how many die when the computers shut down.