Eeyore writes:

I thought the FAA still held autoland in contempt.

I don't know what the FAA thinks of autoland, but the FAA governs only
aviation in the United States. The world is a big place, and some countries
have extremely casual standards for airline pilots.

The FAA requires that crews and aircraft with autoland capability periodically
engage in it, for currency.

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