Ryanair boss says air stewardesses should be allowed to land planes in an emergency

[ASB]

A dozen or so African countries would, no problem sir.

European airspace, not on your nelly.

Some citations are approved by the CAA for single crewed operations (and there are probably more recent approvals) within UK airspace subject to certain other flight equipment. Of course this is somewhat different to a mid size commercial airliner. The CAA would like there to always be a CPL in the second seat - but cannot enforce it and recognise it as unlikely with the increasing number of very light jets.

In terms of larger commercial aircraft my own belief (so almost certainly wrong) is that manufacturers will be looking towards approval on a single pilot basis with a "safety pilot". This being somebody who is qualified and rated but not type approved.

[AtW]

In terms of larger commercial aircraft my own belief (so almost certainly wrong) is that manufacturers will be looking towards approval on a single pilot basis with a "safety pilot". This being somebody who is qualified and rated but not type approved.

That's it, I'll be taking a train to mainland Europe next time I go there...

[Boudica]

This is called 'get free publicity on a slow news day' - it is from the same drawer as 'removing all seats from planes'.

utter rubbish generating headlines and time on the telly

[Zippy]

[QUOTE=Lightship;1190127]Would you want one of these in your cockpit?

No, but I bet you'd like to be in hers (fnaar, fnaar)

[xoggoth]

while (speed.Current <= speed.Required)
{
thrust.Increase();
// Todo. What if the engines don't respond ?!?!?
}

Hey! I wrote that bit of code when I was at Rolls Royce!

[Paddy]

Dead easy, you can also use it for email.

[Mich the Tester]

Better Ryanair solution; get a passenger to land it and then charge him 40 quid for the privilege.

Easy-peasy.

[Scrag Meister]

Teach them to take off and land as well...

..in case of a pilots strike.

After a months experience they could lay the pilots off all together, share holder value.