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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

Top pilots’ union sounds alarm as regulators consider smaller crew sizes

two people in plane cockpit overlooking cityscape
‘If you go to a one-man cockpit, you might as well go to a zero-man cockpit,’ said Christian Scherer, CEO of Airbus. Photograph: AlexeyPetrov/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Aerospace giants have been accused of putting profits ahead of safety as officials consider cutting the minimum number of pilots required on commercial flight decks from two to one.

The move, which is currently being evaluated by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), would weaken standards to the “lowest common denominator”, the world’s largest union of airline pilots has warned.

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