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Old 09-25-2020 | 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by propellere
Probably the same reason why all the major airline pilots tell their kids to never be pilots. Anywhere there is a union, there is this type of uncertain environment. If you need a union to protect yourself, it’s probably an industry that is going away eventually. Wait until the cars have full autopilot like tesla is claiming. Going to see a lot less people taking planes and just sleeping in their cars as they autopilot them 500miles. Automation is going to reduce pilots down to one with a “super dispatcher.” The end is coming in the next 20 years. Drones are already being shot off the boat to tank.
You don't understand the technical and economic hurdles associated automating airliners. It can be done, but not safely or economically. Then you have politics and public perception, it's a lot further off than most people think. Plus add 20 years on top of all that for the natural life-span of the jets.
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