Ryanair CEO questions the need for the co-pilot - wants to replace them with flight attendants

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Very easy fix. Hello Boeing? If I um.. donate.. um.. a couple million to the um.. CEO bank and trust, think we can do something about that silly line in the manual? This is not a publicity stunt. The airlines and railroads have been trying to underman crews for many years now. In fact, railroads are pushing for NO ONE behind the wheel. To the public, we view this as unsafe, and unsound. A CEO views it money out for someone to just "sit" there. In the pilots view, he now has a full array of issues he must deal with alone. God forbid they drop dead before they can notify someone as it has happened with railroads. Fatigue is ever present in these jobs. This is an issue the UTU (United Transportation Union) has been fighting for years. Keep an eye on this one. We MUST not allow this one to pass.

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