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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has recommended the elimination of the first officer (the pilot who is second in command and often called a co-pilot) from commercial airline cockpits. This is not entirely unforeseen. In a blog post from October of last year I predicted that the airliners would in the future be flown by only one pilot and that person will be an out of work actor and not an actual pilot. Eliminating the first officer is the obvious first step in that direction. It is hard to know if Mr. O'Leary is serious or simply seeking publicity. The British Airline Pilots Association has responded treating the comment as a serious threat to aviation safety.
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