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Opinion: is software to replace pilots?

Would you get on a plane that didn’t have a human pilot in the cockpit? Half of air travelers surveyed in 2017 said they would not, even if the ticket was cheaper. Modern pilots do such a good job that almost any air accident is big news, such as the Southwest engine disintegration on April 17, 2018.

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Legacy carrier performance FY2017: making hay

2017 was a year of making hay while the sun shone for our legacy airline group. More passengers paid more money than they did in 2016, giving airlines nice, juicy profits.

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History hour: First flight of Boeing 747-400

On April 29, 1988, Boeing test pilots James C. Loesch and Kenneth Higgins took the new Boeing 747-400 for its first flight from Paine Field, landing at Boeing Field 2 hours 29 minutes later.

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