Ryanair’s CEO says we’ll see ‘pilot-less planes’ in the next 40 to 50 years

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• CEO of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary, has predicted that we’ll see autonomous aircraft in the next 40 to 50 years.
• UBS research suggests only 17% of travellers would be willing to fly without a pilot, but O’Leary doesn’t think this is a dealbreaker.
• The Ryanair CEO said ticket prices will probably help dispel any fears travellers may have of flying aboard a pilot-less plane.

According to Michael O’Leary, CEO of Ryanair, the next revolution in flying is “aircraft operated by a single pilot in the cockpit”, and it’s already here.

“We already have the technology,” said O’Leary in an interview with Business Insider Polska, adding that the next stage will be completely autonomous aircraft.

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