Would YOU fly in a plane with no pilot? Aircraft controlled by computers could save airlines £27billion (and could be in the skies by 2025)
‘The development of pilotless passenger aircraft could be worth 35 billion US dollars (£27 billion) to the aviation industry and cut fares for passengers, according to research.
Analysis by investment bank UBS found that technology to enable remotely controlled planes carrying people and cargo could appear by 2025.
Almost three-quarters of the economic benefit would be in airlines reducing the cost of employing pilots, the study found.
Safety would also be boosted as the potential for pilot error or illness would be removed, the report said.’
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