Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by gnopgnip on Sunday December 11, 2022 @05:04AM
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About 1/3rd of the cost of an airline ticket is labor. Many people in the travel industry would rather be at home with their families, traveling themselves, pursuing other hobbies instead of working
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Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by tartoran on Sunday December 11, 2022 @05:35AM
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> Many people in the travel industry would rather be at home with their families, traveling themselves, pursuing other hobbies instead of working
But they’re not because they need the paycheck.
You’re fooling yourself to think the fruits of automated labor will not end up simply laying them off with basically no other benefits than the general population: slightly cheaper air travel (if nobody else gobbles up the differential).
In the end excessive automation it’s a bad proposition for labor in general.
Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by TomSwirly on Sunday December 11, 2022 @05:48AM
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Most people I know would stop working in an instant if that didn't mean they ended up living on the street.
But we will never get that choice. Once all our jobs are destroyed, there isn't going to be any help coming. We will simply be classed as inferior workers, and society will brush us off in favor of the 0.1%
Re:Airlines lobbying FAA to have only one pilot in the cockpit
by MomoXenosaga on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:49AM
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The number one reason why people work is because they need the money.
Even if you enjoy your job there are still days you'd rather stay in bed.