A automação e a substituição da mão de obra humana no cockpit

Abstract

necessary. The introduction of airplanes of this type can allow the removal of pilots on cabin on air operations, that represents a sensible question on terms professional’s employability. Taking this in consideration, this research objective is to verify the tendency of pilot’s removal from the cockpit of autonomous aircrafts so those can be monitored and/or operated remotely. It also aims to investigate the level of public acceptance of this technology as well as its insertion on the air passenger transport market. Thus, through research of a basic nature with a qualitative approach, which uses documentary and bibliographic procedures, it was possible to verify that automated aircraft with high-tech systems are already a reality and that autonomous aircraft are on the horizon in a consistent manner for transport cargo and passengers. On the other hand, as the insertion of these aircraft also depends on public acceptance, these opinions are relevant for the market, as the level of people's confidence will lead them to use or not these aircraft. Through the analysis of articles published on public research on the subject, it was found that most people are not comfortable and are afraid or worried about flying in aircraft without pilots. As an alternative, it is understood that the presence of at least one pilot would promote a sense of security. This time, the research concludes that even if autonomous airplanes are introduced in the market, the pilot is still necessary, at least in the short and medium term, mainly because he is the element that brings confidence to users and serves as support for cases of systemic failures. Thus, the hypothesis that autonomous aircraft will impact the employability of pilots is partially confirmed, despite there is no evidence that this will happen in the coming years, however, it could be inevitable in a few decades. Hence the relevance of knowing the feeling of users in relation to autonomous flights and, with that in mind, it is suggested as future research to map this perception on the national scene, directed to a market study for Brazilian airlines.