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Uber Air's plans for 1k-strong Melbourne helicopter fleet
- gonesilent 7y ago"Uber is unlikely to be the applicant for the airworthiness certificate that permits an aircraft to take to the air, meaning pilots could be responsible for safety and maintenance of the helicopters, just as drivers in the Uber network operate now."
- DarthGhandi 7y agoCan't speak for the states, but in Australia there's already a massive shortage of helicopter pilots. It's incredibly prohibitive to get commercially licensed. Many do years of work for free to get the required hours up. A private license is fairly simple to get for anyone keen enough. Wondering if Uber is planning to allow privately licensed owner operators to do this as they do with cars now?