aircraft

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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

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 attacks hit standalone US bases and shared facilities with host nations in eight countries, causing millions of dollars of damage to state-of the-art air defence systems, refuelling aircraft and radars.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

On one afternoon, there were an incredible seventy aircraft full of media and tourists—in addition to the helicopters and planes the scientists used—circling the mountain.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone