aircraft

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Parmitano holds degrees in political sciences and experimental flight test engineering and has logged more than 2,000 flight hours across 40 aircraft types.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration in 2010 warned private aircraft owners it would begin mandating the use of a satellite-based system called Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The drone’s seeker head burned inside the aircraft, according to a U.S. official, but the drone didn’t explode.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

This would imply that it had actually deployed far earlier, potentially while the aircraft was on the ground, and well before the fuel was cut off.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The aircraft following Klava had an even tougher flight.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein