Airline Pilots in the Age of AI : A Global Study of Work, Safety and Technology

Presenting an empirically rich account of life as a pilot, this book explores the work experience of commercial airline pilots who face existential threat from artificial intelligence.It presents an up-to-date account of how commercial aviation has been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic and rocked by wars in Europe and the Middle East. The chapters put forth the importance of effectively managing people in the industry and pilots specifically and offer a detailed account of the new technologies that threaten to redefine the nature of a pilot’s work.Reporting the findings of a global study of airline pilots undertaken with the support of the International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations, the book paints a vivid picture of life as an airline pilot in the current, post-pandemic airline industry and the rise of automation. The volume will appeal to students, scholars and professionals in the fields of aviation management, human resource management, employment relations and the s