Greg Feith on Breaking Down the System
“Technology is a tool, not a replacement. You can’t delegate pilot-in-command authority to automation.”
In a stark warning to aviation technologists and policymakers at the 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum, veteran air safety investigator Greg Feith cautioned against over-relying on automation, emphasizing that human pilots remain critical to aviation safety.
Feith, a former senior NTSB investigator, urged the aviation industry to continue to value human intervention in flight operations at a time when adoption of automation is growing across general and commercial aviation systems.
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SPEAKER:
Greg Feith, Former senior investigator, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
SESSION:
2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum, Plenary-02, Breaking Down the System
Tuesday, 22 July 2025
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