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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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Air traffic control audio obtained by CBS includes the pilot calling for medical personnel to come to the plane, citing a "bloody nose as well as some bite marks".

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

McDonald’s eventually ended that IBM pilot in 2024, after testing automated order-taking at more than 100 restaurants.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

For PPPL, this work is part of a broader effort to address the scientific and technological challenges that must be overcome before commercial fusion power becomes possible, including the development of future fusion pilot plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

An off-duty pilot travelling on the plane was then able to take the controls and land the aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Lera Khomyakova had become the first female pilot in history to shoot down an enemy aircraft at night.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

The minister said the move would build on two existing pilots which have helped identify and fix over 1,000 vulnerabilities across government systems.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

At the height of the emergency, five experienced drone pilots were brought together to provide aerial information to the agencies fighting the fire.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Israeli aviation regulations also state that pilots who are citizens of countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel, like Oman, are not permitted to operate flights to the country.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Backup pilots safely landed the plane in Saudi Arabia after it dived at one point near the speed of sound, tearing away part of its rudder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Three of the 586th’s fighter pilots, Zoya Pozhidayeva, Anya Demchenko, and Mariya Kuznetsova, became close friends almost immediately, and Zoya and Anya flew together as a pair.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

DELHI—As an aviator, Smit Machchhar had piloted through an in-flight birth, turbulent monsoon skies and a high-wire landing in Greece that stretched his skills to the limit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A teenager who piloted a dinghy carrying a then-record 165 migrants across the English Channel to the UK has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Archer got its start one year earlier, aiming to bring piloted air taxis to the mass market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

The intention craft was being piloted by Mrs. Coulter.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

On the third floor, the focus is movement, “woven into the fabric of cinema” through dance-hall and jazz-club settings, as well as in scenes of driving, swimming, riding and piloting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Matthew Parris, prosecuting, told the court that the defendant was seen piloting the boat, which was being followed by French authorities.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Loggers running fellers, and captains piloting tender boats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, Atak was seen during 90 minutes of aerial footage to be piloting the vessel using its one remaining functioning engine, the court heard.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

They snuggled together, and before the scene where Commander Calvados wins over the respect of the crew by piloting the ship through a black hole, they’d both fallen asleep.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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