AUTOMATIC TAKEOFFS ARE COMING FOR PASSENGER JETS AND THEY'RE GOING TO REDRAW THE MAP OF THE SKY

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The first automatic landing system was used in 1965. Now, nearly 60 years later, Brazil's Embraer, the world's third-largest aircraft manufacturer, is introducing a similar technology for takeoffs. The E2 Enhanced Take Off system improves safety, range, and takeoff weight, allowing planes that use it to travel further. It enables planes to take off as early as possible, and more steeply, without ever incurring a tail strike. Embraer has started flight testing the system with the aim of getting it approved by aviation authorities by 2025.