Thales Investigates Single-crew Flight Decks
Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 t
Thales Aerospace is following Embraer’s lead in researching single-crew airliners as part of a program called Cockpit 3.0, which is targeted for the 2030 time frame. Embraer has indicated an interest in an airliner that can be flown with a single pilot, instead of conventional two-pilot crews.
“Of course the convenient answer is to say ‘forget it, it will never happen’ and certainly the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 replacements will have two crew in the cockpit,” said Thales innovation director Joseph Huysseune, “but looking far to the horizon we have clever ideas to go in that direction. As an equipment and systems supplier, we have got to be ready when it comes, and to be proactive in proposing solutions.”
