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RyanAir to scrap Co-Pilots

  • 05-09-2010 09:04AM
    #1
    Voltex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,584 ✭✭✭Voltex


    Looks like Ryanair is leading the World once again when it comes to coming up with novel ways to save costs.

    M.O.L will scrap the co-pilot and train in a stewardess to be able to land a plane should the Captin not be able to.

    http://news.scotsman.com/uk/Michael-O39Leary-call-to-scrap.6513610.jp

    But would you fly on a commercial ircraft that has only 1 pilot?

    (and I know its a publicity stunt)


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  • #2
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    No they won't.


  • #3
    Ian Beale
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭Ian Beale


    Great idea, the pilot has a heart attack and then even if he manages to ring the bell for the steward he might not be able to unlock the door. What could possibly go wrong?

    Wait this is AH, perhaps replace them all with trained chimps?


  • #4
    El Weirdo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,651 ✭✭✭✭El Weirdo


    O'Leary does it again.

    Anyone with a right mind would see that this is a wind-up from the following:
    "If the pilot has an emergency, he rings the bell, he calls her in," O'Leary said. "She could take over."


  • #5
    super_furry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,387 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Michael O'Leary in outlandish headline grabbing claim shocker!


  • #6
    chughes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,740 ✭✭✭chughes


    I wonder how many 1 euro flights he could subsidise if he reduced his own salary to an average of what he pays his Ryanair staff ?

    I bet he hasn't thought of that as a way of saving the company money :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    A Dub in Glasgo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,689 ✭✭✭✭A Dub in Glasgo


    If anything, the OP thread title is the alarmist thing here. Ryanair is not scrapping Co-Pilots.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 45,738 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    The OP is a tabloid journo !!


  • #9
    karlog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,563 ✭✭✭karlog


    Voltex wrote: »
    M.O.L will scrap the co-pilot and train in a stewardess to be able to land a plane should the Captin not be able to.

    (and I know its a publicity stunt)

    Obviously a publicity stunt. You cant train a woman to land a plane.


  • #10
    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,315 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    chughes wrote: »
    I wonder how many 1 euro flights he could subsidise if he reduced his own salary to an average of what he pays his Ryanair staff ?

    I bet he hasn't thought of that as a way of saving the company money :rolleyes:

    I'm sure he's thought of it and then realised he isn't a hippy.


  • #11
    giles lynchwood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 935 ✭✭✭giles lynchwood


    the technology is already in place for pilotless flights but the public are not ready for it yet.www.gizmodo.com


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  • #12
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    amacachi wrote: »
    No they won't.
    Exactly.

    There are too many international adopted rules and regulations in this area alone.
    The man is talking thru his ass again for the sake of publicity.
    Can't happen, won't happen.
    Not one European country flight authority will allow this stunt to come to pass.


  • #13
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    chughes wrote: »
    I wonder how many 1 euro flights he could subsidise if he reduced his own salary to an average of what he pays his Ryanair staff ?

    I bet he hasn't thought of that as a way of saving the company money :rolleyes:

    Why would he do that? He deserves every penny he earns, the man is a business genius no matter what personal feelings people have toward him. He almost single handily changed air travel so that it is accessible to everyone.


  • #14
    Kiwi_knock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,484 ✭✭✭Kiwi_knock


    O'Leary only said that because he realised he has not been in the news recently and he needed to say something sensational to grab the headlines again.


  • #15
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Better still. Why not make the co-pilot air-hosts, drop a few air-hostesses that can't fly and then you don't have to worry about training people to land a 737.

    Doesnt make sense really.


  • #16
    King Felix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 532 ✭✭✭King Felix


    ItsThatManAgain wrote: »
    Better still. Why not make the co-pilot air-hosts, drop a few air-hostesses that can't fly and then you don't have to worry about training people to land a 737.

    Doesnt make sense really.

    Or equip all the passengers with parachutes. Save on landing fees.


  • #17
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    karlog wrote: »
    Obviously a publicity stunt. You cant train a woman to land a plane.
    LOL

    You know if there is a heaven, Amelia Earhart is going to kick your backside! :pac:


  • #18
    Manic Preacher
    Closed Accounts Posts: 73 ✭✭Manic Preacher


    It's hilarious that people get angry at O'Leary when he's clearly winding them up. O'Leary is like the playground prankster and all these other guys are the kids that take everything literally and fail to see it for what it is


  • #19
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Manic Preacher wrote: »
    It's hilarious that people get angry at O'Leary when he's clearly winding them up. O'Leary is like the playground prankster and all these other guys are the kids that take everything literally and fail to see it for what it is
    The lack of comprehension and un-awareness of actual reality in this country astounds me sometimes.


  • #20
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 44,079 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Biggins wrote: »
    The lack of comprehension and un-awareness of actual reality in this country astounds me sometimes.


    Only sometimes?


  • #21
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Only sometimes?
    Well once in a while a bright young "spark" actually (to his/her credit) manages to see something for what it really is.
    Its to the likes of them I would trust with my future.


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  • #22
    Blackpitts
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 780 ✭✭✭Blackpitts


    i know where O'Leary is taking all his brilliant ideas from!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm7i2825dg8


  • #23
    LevelSpirit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 228 ✭✭LevelSpirit


    Biggins wrote: »
    LOL

    You know if there is a heaven, Amelia Earhart is going to kick your backside! :pac:

    The flying (or maybe just the landing part) thing didnt work out for her either :)


  • #24
    Hail 2 Da Thief
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Thief


    I find it amazing how many people get upset when O'Leary opens his mouth.
    The man is a publicity creating genious!

    Michael%20O%27Leary.jpg


  • #25
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    LevelSpirit wrote: »
    The flying (or maybe just the landing part) thing didnt work out for her either :)
    :pac:

    Dunno, Maybe she did land after taking the requested photos by the American government and then shot as a spy by the then Japanese!

    See: http://www.woa.tv/articles/hi_earharta_spy.html


  • #26
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Biggins wrote: »
    :pac:

    Dunno, Maybe she did land after taking the requested photos by the American government and then shot as a spy by the then Japanese!

    See: http://www.woa.tv/articles/hi_earharta_spy.html

    She's shacked up with Elvis, he likes mature women.


  • #27
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    She's shacked up with Elvis, he likes mature women.
    So your ma told me last night. :p


  • #28
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,369 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    Biggins wrote: »
    So your ma told me last night. :p

    Have you been playing with that Ouija board again?:eek:


  • #29
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    Have you been playing with that Ouija board again?:eek:
    It might explain those weird dreams alright. :pac:


  • #30
    msg11
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭msg11


    karlog wrote: »
    Obviously a publicity stunt. You cant train a woman to land a plane.

    Or drive , Or drive and park a car.


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  • #31
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    can't teach an old trick new tricks


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