Why are airlines pushing for fewer pilots in the cockpit?
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Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa are working with Airbus to reduce the number of pilots required in the cockpit during high altitude cruise on long-haul flights to cut costs, but what are the implications of having just one pilot responsible for a plane-load of people?
In this episode of the World of Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn and reporter Hannah Dowling mull the potential consequences of airlines moving to reduce the number of pilots in the cockpit as planes become ever-more automated.
Plus, the team talk about Ryanair finally welcoming its first 737 MAX after a near-two-year delay, and the beginning of the end of a 17-year-long spat between the EU and US over aircraft government subsidies.
Finally, the crew reveal the latest development in the world of air taxis, as Archer Aviation unveils its first demonstrator model for an eVTOL that could soon grace the skies of LA and Miami.