Cargo pilots blast cockpit design that would nix co-pilot
Kirk Vining with Boeing, Bill Secord with FedEx and Jason Ambrosi take part in a panel discussion during Air Line Pilots Association summit in Memphis on Wednesday, Jan. 31. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
There’s an industry push for planes only requiring one pilot in the cockpit at cruising altitudes, but pilots say doing so creates a safety issue.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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