(Observer.com)
For several months, there have been rumors that Boeing will announce a new generation of jetliners at the Paris Air Show in June this year. Some industry analysts say the cockpit of this generation of passenger aircraft may be designed to require only one pilot.
According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) on May 20, the aircraft is currently officially named "Boeing New Midsize Airplane" (NMA), but it is called "797" by industry insiders.
The concept of Boeing’s new passenger aircraft in 2018, from the English Wikipedia
Researchers said that Given that this model has a "new" design, some airline executives believe it may only require one pilot to sit in the plane, while another so-called "pilot" stays on the ground and can "surveillance several aircraft at the same time" . By reducing the number of pilots, airlines can save millions of dollars in salary and training costs.
Ministry Investment Banking Group Jefferie said in the report that the current technology is about 10 years away from doing this, but Boeing customers will consider this capability to be "very valuable."
NMA is believed to be able to accommodate 200 to 250 passengers and will have an enlarged number that is enough to accommodate 290 people. Its flight range will be comparable to that of larger aircraft and is expected to be put into transatlantic routes, connecting small American cities with "second-tier" European cities (such as Brussels or Copenhagen, etc.).
Jefferie said that airlines prefer widebody (dual-aisle) passenger planes, and some companies also hope to leave more convenience for reinstalling seats or installing flat beds.
Previously, the head of Boeing's technical research said in February that this "single-man" jet will start with cargo planes and spend "decades" to convince passengers that they are safe.
However, since the Boeing 737MAX aircraft caused global concerns about the safety performance of Boeing passenger aircraft after the air crash in March, Jefferies believes that the new aircraft may not be put into service until at least 2028.
In February this year, British Rolls-Royce ( Rolls-Royce ) company withdrew from the tender competition for Boeing's new passenger aircraft engine on the grounds that "cannot deliver on the schedule." CNBC expects that the provider of the new passenger aircraft engine will be between Pratt & Whitney, a subsidiary of United Technologies , and CFM International, a subsidiary of GE.
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