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cockpit

[kok-pit] / ˈkɒkˌpɪt /
NOUN
pilot compartment
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Another pilot assigned to the return flight who was also on board "noticed the cockpit door opening and closing repeatedly in an unusual manner", according to the findings.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

A pilot’s suspected attempt to crash a Boeing BA -0.79%decrease; down pointing triangle 737 MAX bound for Israel shows how one of aviation’s biggest safety threats is in the cockpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

A pilot’s suspected attempt to crash a passenger jet bound for Israel shows how one of aviation’s biggest safety threats is in the cockpit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

He wrote that “somebody in that Delta cockpit lost spatial awareness near an object roughly the size of a condominium building with wings.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Five seconds ago, A-Dawg had been seated squarely in the cockpit of his F-16, guiding it with ease as it knifed through the air.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

The Air Line Pilots Association, a major aviator union, has backed the Senate version, which President Jason Ambrosi said would more quickly get needed safety technology integrated into cockpits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

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

At the Singapore Airshow, the exhibition halls are lined with scale models, mock cockpits, and interactive displays showing the latest commercial jets and aviation technology.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 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

They scrambled into the cockpits, took off, and scattered in every direction in the air—turning the Po-2s into difficult targets.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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