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Since it was founded in 1969, Embraer has delivered more than 8,000 aircraft and, about every 10 seconds, one of their planes takes off somewhere worldwide, transporting over 145 million passengers a year.

But travellers and pilots are now keeping a dubious eye on Embraer after the aeroplane manufacturer unveiled its “E2 Enhanced Take Off System”.

The upgraded automatic takeoff technology is touted to reduce pilot workload and produce “a more precise and efficient rotation moment and flight trajectory,” according to the company.

But pilots are debating if the takeoff technology planned for rollout in 2025 is even necessary.

The company’s insistence that the new system upgrades will “streamline takeoffs for consistency and increase payload” is also not sitting well with everyone. We’ve all seen what happens when airline manufacturers begin looking at ways to boost profit margins. Yes, we’re looking at you, Boeing.

“Businesses are trying to make some trendy money by solving non-existent problems.”

“Notice all the push for the continued automation of commercial aviation comes from disconnected MBAs without aviation backgrounds whose incentives are profit. Not aviation nor safety.”

Following the announcement, pilots also hopped onto a Reddit discussion, with some comparing the system to the already existing automatic landing systems.

“This system will be able to perform the takeoff ‘perfectly’ meaning you can carry more fuel/payload, I suspect it will be used just like Autoland … only when it’s actually needed. If it means I don’t have to sit on the ground pissing about with weights and making numbers work then I’m all for it.”