Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“I believe that this issue is the single greatest threat to aviation safety. This is about removing pilots—all of us—from the flight deck over time. Reduced-crew operations is a tipping point—for our profession and the safety of our skies. And it’s not happening a decade from now, it’s happening right now. The scale of this threat should make everyone in this room sit up and take notice—and want to fight back, which is exactly what ALPA is doing.”

Source: From a speech at the ALPA Cargo Symposium this week, ALPA president Capt. Jason Ambrosi discussed current industry-led efforts to eliminate pilots from the flight deck and called it the “single greatest existential threat” to the piloting profession, making clear that the effort would eventually expand beyond cargo operations and include passenger flights as well. 

FMI: www.alpa.org