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

In a post on X, the US Central Command said an aircraft fired "precision munitions" into the engine room of the tanker "after the crew repeatedly failed" to follow directions.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

For Boeing, a company already reeling from years of safety scandals, it is about the integrity of one of its premium products: the 787 Dreamliner, an aircraft with a hitherto impeccable safety record.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But as the 586th’s first winter of defensive combat began to bite down in November 1942, the young aircraft mechanics didn’t have any of this rehearsed to a fine art.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein