Originally Posted by
iFlyRC
Airlines will replace the F.O. with a ground operator monitoring many flights. CA will have bio sensors. Airlines will move to a single pilot operation. Boeing is already working on it, as is Google and everyone else.
Incidents like the AA captain that passed away last week are the only things keeping this from happening. As soon as the public trusts technology more than they care about warm bodies up front this will be a reality. The technology is there for this single pilot type of operation. And the technology for fully remote - piloted and even fully autonomous planes isn't far fetched.