Airlines could see billions in savings from pilotless planes

Posted on 14 Aug 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

A note released this month by Swiss bank UBS has stated that airlines stand to save billions of dollars if they make the switch to deploying pilotless aircraft.

Airbus’s SAGITTA unmanned aircraft test vehicle takes flight. Image courtesy of Airbus. All up the note estimates that the aviation industry could save up to $35bn per year in expenses through the use of these high-tech aircraft. “Reducing the intervention of human pilots on aircraft could bring material economic benefits and…

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