Boeing Has Another Big Idea for A New Type of Plane
Jackie Reddy May 22, 2019
It’s being reported that Boeing is working on a New Midsize Airplane (NMA) that features a single pilot cockpit. While it was initially thought that the manufacturer was going to reveal the design at the Paris Air Show, it is believed that, following the crashes of JT610 and ET302, Boeing may wait.
MSN reports that an upcoming design from Boeing could feature a single pilot cockpit craft. This latest jet – allegedly a New Midsize Airplane (NMA) – has been referred to by those in the industry as the 797.
This kind of craft is normally used for trans-Atlantic routes and can hold anywhere between 200 to 290 passengers.
According to the outlet, a note issued earlier this week by analysts at Jefferies Group, a multinational investment group, that while there would be just a single pilot in the plane’s cockpit, a second pilot would be on the ground.
It is thought that this could save carriers a considerable amount of money.
While it was initially thought that Boeing would reveal its latest offering at the Paris Air Show in June, it is believed that – as the manufacturer is currently still dealing with the fall-out from the crashes of Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 – it may opt to wait. In fact, findings by Jefferies indicate that the jet may not even enter service until 2028.
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You guys are hilariously inept. Guess what the SINGLE greatest cause of airplane accidents is? The Pilot. You may be horrified about the very idea, but the fact is - autonomous flight is safer, and is absolutely the way of the future.
...this sounds more like something I'd read in "Popular Science" or "Popular Mechanics" that is right up there with the atomic powered flying car, The FAA and International regulatory agencies would never permit a single person crew. Remember Germanwings 9525? Since then, if one of the flight crew needs to exit the flight deck (say to go to the loo) a member of the cabin staff must temporarily take his/her seat. Also how is it expected that a person on the ground can assist in an emergency particularly when the plane is hundreds or thousands of miles away? There have been a number of cases where it took the combined physical effort of both flight deck members to safely land a plane that ran into trouble, such as partial loss of hydraulic pressure which required the strength of both to handle the control surfaces. or one manning the throttles while the other manned the controls. Of course Airline management (Ryan Air I'm looking at you) would no doubt love such an idea as it means even more profit, but even so, I don't expect such an idea will "fly" as like I mentioned, government safety boards will have the last word.
A couple of mentions of 'no pilot' passenger airliners. Excellent. At least machine intelligence doesn't suffer home life problems, religious evangelism, etc, etc. "Open the airlock Hal" ... "Open the airlock Hal" ...
"Boeing Has Another Big Idea for A New Type of Plane" One that can fly straight and level?
No worries guys. Boeing will reverse course and require 2 pilots to remove the single point of failure after two crashes.