article_snippet.sent: German air traffic control officials today called for technology that ground staff could use in an emergency to take remote command of a plane.
article_snippet.sent: think past today's technology’, explaining that such a system could be used in an emergency on the ground to take remote control of a plane and safely land a plane.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Scheurle said that it was not the ‘simplest solution’, adding that similar technology is already available for piloting drones - but similar technology could take a decade to develop similar technology for passenger jets.
highlights_snippet.sent: Similar technology is already available for piloting drones, but not planes .
  