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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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The affidavit also stated that it had prepared a transcript of the cockpit voice recorder but didn't reveal more details.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

There are industry divides over which bill allows more flexibility to comply with new mandates and whether airlines should be required to make potentially costly retrofits of cockpit systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

The pilot confirmed, "Yep, it hit us right, right above the cockpit."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

At the heart of the AI171 mystery are two small cockpit fuel-control switches.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

The pilot puts on some more disco and says, “We’re playing your favorites until midnight! Drop by the cockpit and give me a request!”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

It also plans to embed more artificial intelligence, including in its central computing and software, in its vehicle cockpits, and via an autonomous driving system.

From Barron's May 21, 2026

In the cockpits, though, they are very different, as a consequence of the biggest regulation change in the sport's history.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

The two companies have also examined fully autonomous flight, but say they aren’t working on commercial-jet designs that don’t include pilots in cockpits.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 10, 2025

The company is already planning to launch the platform's next generation in 2025, which would include improvements in computing capabilities and smart cockpits, Zhu said.

From Reuters Jul. 31, 2023

Their work had focused on aviation; after all, airplane cockpits were the place where human beings were most acutely confronted with new technologies, powerful ones that taxed our neurological limitations.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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