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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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Rideout had been working in Niger as a Christian missionary for 19 years and was also a pilot for SIM International, which operates in more than 70 countries.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Earlier in the day, a Jetstar pilot was forced to apply the brakes suddenly to avoid crashing into a Qatar Airways jet.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Since Don Ross retired as an airline pilot a decade ago, all the financial planners he has spoken with have wanted him to invest his cash.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

There’s his first line: “Fog took ’im,” Wyck says as the explanation for another fisherman’s mysterious disappearance in the pilot, delivered with utmost seriousness yet still landing like a punchline.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Galina Brok, a navigator for the 125th Guards who flew with pilot Antonina Bondareva, found it reassuring when she sometimes heard the “broken Russian” of the French pilots coming over the radio.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Hal and John also stand apart from other test pilots, Marines and field experts in ways that make them not merely suitable choices for superheroic duty but worthy of it.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Iran accused Qatar of holding three of its air force pilots prisoner, deepening a mystery that dates back to the beginning of the war.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

The military’s missing-persons committee wrote to the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross asking the organization to visit the pilots after saying its own efforts have been rebuffed by Qatar.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Qatar's foreign affairs spokesperson Majed Mohammed Al Ansari said contact had been made with the pilots "after they violated Qatari airspace", but it did not receive a response.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Marina divided the young women into pilots, navigators, and technicians.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, told AFP "Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the president in harm's way."

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

More police forces are adopting A.I. facial scanners; the tech is being piloted in schools, buses, and stores as well.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

He appeared with the aid of an Arabic interpreter and when asked how he wished to plea, denied having piloted the dinghy.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Helicopters piloted by emergency responders flew sorties to deliver water in a bid to douse the fires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

McCandless stayed with Westerberg for three days, riding out with his crew each morning as the workers piloted their lumbering machines across the ocean of ripe blond grain.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

A teenager accused of endangering the lives of 165 migrants by allegedly piloting a record-breaking dinghy crossing of the English Channel is to stand trial.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is piloting a program to pay companies and providers—including those offering mental-health-focused AI chatbots, like Headspace—modest set rates tied to health outcomes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

One post in 2025 showed the two leaders piloting a B-2 bomber together.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

A second man, Afghan national Tajik Mohammed, was given a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to piloting a vessel across the Channel during poor weather conditions in January.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

At first he’d outright refused the entire idea of Magdalys piloting the mosasaurus.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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