Ryanair boss wants 1 pilot only on flights
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Michael O'Leary said:
He says a cabin crew member could be trained to land a plane in case the captain was suddenly incapacitated.
"Really, you only need one pilot," he continues. "Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.
"If the pilot has an emergency, he rings the bell, he calls her in," Mr O'Leary said. "She could take over."
I suppose if you want a flight that has 2 pilots on it you will have to pay a surcharge "Really, you only need one pilot," he continues. "Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.
"If the pilot has an emergency, he rings the bell, he calls her in," Mr O'Leary said. "She could take over."
It's just O'Leary garnering some more free news coverage for his airline.
I don't see this situation arising for many, many years - if ever. At the moment, Ryanair has to comply with aviation regulations, like everyone else.
Having said that, it needs to be remembered that in WW2, British heavy bombers, such as the Lancaster and Halifax, were flown by a single pilot.
I don't see this situation arising for many, many years - if ever. At the moment, Ryanair has to comply with aviation regulations, like everyone else.
Having said that, it needs to be remembered that in WW2, British heavy bombers, such as the Lancaster and Halifax, were flown by a single pilot.
Simpo Two said:
Eric Mc said:
Having said that, it needs to be remembered that in WW2, British heavy bombers, such as the Lancaster and Halifax, were flown by a single pilot.
Although I think the navigator or another crew member was taught the basics in case of emergency?WW2 era large aircraft needed a separate Flight Engineer, Navigator and Radio Operator. This remained the case on large aircraft until well into the 1960s. The advent of Inertial Guidance Systems on long haul aircraft rendered the Navigator obsolete in the late 1960s. The radio operator disappered with the arrival of planes like the Boeing 707 and DC-8. The Flight Engineer faded out in the 1980s, most of the monitoring of the aircraft systems being now handled by on board computer systems.
In think O'Leary is a genius but also that he needs to be careful. The public ultimately needs to have confidence that an airline will not compromise safety. They want cheap but they want safe even more.
If O'Leary goes too far with his dubious opaque pricing techniques and ostensible corner cutting and then the airline has a major incident Ryanair could be ruined.
Manks said:
In think O'Leary is a genius but also that he needs to be careful. The public ultimately needs to have confidence that an airline will not compromise safety. They want cheap but they want safe even more.
If O'Leary goes too far with his dubious opaque pricing techniques and ostensible corner cutting and then the airline has a major incident Ryanair could be ruined.
It is an serious incident just waiting to happen, bare minimum pilot training, heavy workloads, unconfirmed reports of pilots working in excess of maximum flight hours allowable, a fleet that is now starting to age,so increased maintenance costs. One serious incident linked to any of the above and the media will eat him alive and flush the toilet on the turd that is Ryanair.If O'Leary goes too far with his dubious opaque pricing techniques and ostensible corner cutting and then the airline has a major incident Ryanair could be ruined.
Traveller said:
Manks said:
In think O'Leary is a genius but also that he needs to be careful. The public ultimately needs to have confidence that an airline will not compromise safety. They want cheap but they want safe even more.
If O'Leary goes too far with his dubious opaque pricing techniques and ostensible corner cutting and then the airline has a major incident Ryanair could be ruined.
It is an serious incident just waiting to happen, bare minimum pilot training, heavy workloads, unconfirmed reports of pilots working in excess of maximum flight hours allowable, a fleet that is now starting to age,so increased maintenance costs. One serious incident linked to any of the above and the media will eat him alive and flush the toilet on the turd that is Ryanair.If O'Leary goes too far with his dubious opaque pricing techniques and ostensible corner cutting and then the airline has a major incident Ryanair could be ruined.
To put that in context, BA's 757s (which are being retired in November, are all over 20 years old. And their 767 and 747 fleets are mostly of a similar age.
It's Ryanair they will announce running their planes on Vodka if it a. sounded plausible, and b. gave the impression of saving money. Of course the big bad authorities will prevent this from being done, this will result in publicity Ryanair don't waste money on advertising when they can use the press by making an announcement.
AnotherClarkey said:
The other airlines must love this - just let Ryanair 'think the unthinkable' and test the limits of public acceptance. He has done them a great service over the years.
Do you think that anything Ryanair says in public is real?One of O'Lairy's quotes regarding what could ruin Ryanair was, "if we start believing our own bulls
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