Airlines, Passengers Will Benefit From Pilotless Flights, Study Finds

CBS Local — Airlines could save billions by taking pilots out of the cockpit — but would their customers feel safe flying without them?
The aviation industry could save upward of $35 billion a year by shifting toward pilotless flights, according to a new report from UBS. But the same report also says that only 17 percent of passengers would be willing to fly without a pilot.
UBS projects that aviation technology advances that are needed to shift toward remote-controlled planes could