Airbus prepares first airliner with one pilot in the cockpit

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Airbus' new brainchild, the long-haul A350F freighter, could open the door to a new era of commercial aviation. According to the German aviation resource Flug Revue, in the future, only one pilot will be able to be in the cockpit during flight.

The public first saw the A350F at the recent Dubai Air Show. The aircraft's payload reaches 109 tons with a take-off weight of 319 tons, leaving behind the Boeing 777F. In addition, as explained in the UAE the head of Airbus Guillaume Faury, the A350F may become the world's first jet airliner approved for flights under the control of only one pilot. According to Faury, it will be possible to carry out single-pilot flights in the cargo business.



Airbus's plans to test the A350F in "single-pilot mode" became known back in June this year. Long-distance flights, which today still require three to four pilots to rotate in the cockpit, will in the future be able to operate with just two pilots alternating, one in the cockpit and the other in the lounge.

The first A350F is expected to be ready for flights in 2025. Until that time, the company must introduce means to improve the safety of aircraft control in a "single-pilot" mode.
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  1. gorenina91
    gorenina91
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    1 December 2021 17: 52
    Airbus' new brainchild, the long-haul A350F freighter, could open the door to a new era of commercial aviation. According to the German aviation resource Flug Revue, in the future, only one pilot will be able to be in the cockpit during flight.

    - Well, yes ... - and this "one pilot" - there will be an autopilot ...
  2. 123
    123
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    1 December 2021 20: 04
    A350F could become the world's first jet airliner, approved for flying under the control of only one pilot.

    In other words, are gentlemen rewriting the rules? For your loved ones?

    Based on the best-selling new A350, the A350F provides the latest generation of efficiency and choice in the large cargo aircraft market. With unrivaled efficiency in terms of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and economy, the A350F is the only freight by airable to match latest ICAO requirements.
    The A350F can be easily integrated into an airline fleet, providing phasing efficiency in terms of volume, range and payload.
    Airbus is proud to present the A350F as the only choice for the future market large wide-body cargo aircraft.

    https://aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/freighters/a350f

    Coincidentally, a single aircraft meets the new rules. smile That is, the rules were written for him?
    She is such a bony invisible hand of the market winked
    Long live fair competition good
  3. zenion
    zenion
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    1 December 2021 21: 45
    It's great! There will be fewer deaths.
    1. Georgievic
      Georgievic
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      12 January 2022 00: 43
      For one!!! fellow