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Like it or not, the idea of pilotless airline travel is moving forward.

Airbus, the French airplane manufacturer, successfully completed a series of tests Monday using a self-flying A350-1000 XWB jet with no pilot to practice taxiing, takeoff and landing – normally all maneuvers performed by a pilot.

As Business Insider noted, "the project's successful completion opens the door for fully autonomous flights as autopilot already handles most of the functions while airborne."

And make no mistake, that door is open.

In June, Airbus had pilots in the cockpit of an A-350 as backup, but they were reduced to spectators as they watched the self-flying plane successfully complete phases of the flight while in the air. These are portions of the flight that are normally performed on autopilot anyway.

Taxiing, takeoff and landing without a pilot is next-level stuff.

This project, known as the Autonomous Taxi, Take-off, and Landing (ATTOL) project, began in 2018.