Technology Quarterly | Avionics
Pilotless planes are on the way
The armed forces are keen, the flying public less so
LAST YEAR Boeing’s Pilot Outlook report estimated that civil aviation will require 790,000 new commercial pilots over the next two decades. Of those, 261,000 will be needed in Asia and 206,000 in North America. One approach to this problem is to open more flight schools. An alternative is to need fewer pilots. And that requires better technology.
This article appeared in the Technology Quarterly section of the print edition under the headline “Drop the pilot”
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