Airline pilots are bristling at the suggestion that the nation’s pilot shortage can be solved by a transition to single-pilot cockpits, calling the plan an attack on safety and urging Congress to act.
Airline Pilots Unite Against Single-Pilot Cargo Aircraft Proposal
Key Takeaways:
- Airline pilots, through the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), are vehemently opposing proposed legislation to research single-pilot cockpits, calling it an "attack on safety."
- ALPA argues that the traditional two-pilot cockpit is essential for maintaining U.S. commercial aviation safety and that remote pilots cannot replicate the effective cockpit resource management of two onboard pilots.
- The contested provision, included in draft FAA reauthorization legislation to study single-pilot cargo aircraft as a potential solution to the pilot shortage, has prompted ALPA to mobilize its members and lobby Congress to have it removed.
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