ground crew
Example Sentences
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After one flight, he parked his aircraft so askew that ground crew had to reposition the jet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
They drove off, giving one last look at the plane as the ground crew scurried around, readying it for the next day’s drop.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
“I don’t want to say this on the frequency with the pilot monitoring, but it looks like the wheels are partially out,” another says, suggesting that the ground crew be alerted.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2024
It normally takes the ground crew several minutes to either hook up the passenger boarding bridge or put boarding stairs in place.
From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024
As soon as one pilot returned from a mission, the ground crew quickly reloaded its guns, refueled it, patched up any damage, and another pilot would take off in it.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
