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INSANE: Airlines pushing for single pilot flights | Rare Historical Photos

Airlines and aviation authorities are on course for a battle with pilots, who oppose a shift to solo flying. (AFP photo)

Airlines and regulators are pushing to have just one pilot in the cockpit of passenger jets instead of two. It would lower costs and ease pressure from crew shortages, but placing such responsibility on a single person at the controls is unsettling for some.

Over 40 countries including Germany, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have asked the United Nations body that sets aviation standards to help make single-pilot flights a safe reality.

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