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Single Pilot Airliners one step closer
Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO), aka single pilot, may be in Europe by 2027. Luckily, the Unions in the United States are unlikely to ever relent on dual-pilot Airliners, at least in our professional lifetime. It is a bold strategy though, lets see if it pays off for them.
aerocrewnews.com
Europe Nears First Single-Pilot Airliner Certification: Unions Raise Safety Concerns
The aviation industry stands on the ridge of a significant transformation with the impending introduction of Extended Minimum Crew Operations (eMCO), touted by Airbus as the future of single-pilot cruise operations. Scheduled for debut in 2027, single-pilot cruise operations represent … Continue reading
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Money over safety seems to be the motivation here. I know that if they do end of certifying this operation, I would want to know what segment of the flight is “single pilot” and for how long? Also, there should be some threshold of weather conditions or maintenance status that “overrides” single-pilot ops.
Just my 2 cents.
D.J.
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