Originally Posted by
Bellanca
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.
Why aren't trains automated? The technology being aviable is irrelevant, single pilot jets aren't new. There is zero pressure for this to happen. The remote systems like on the Predator aren't cheaper.