cockpit
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There are industry divides over which bill allows more flexibility to comply with new mandates and whether airlines should be required to make potentially costly retrofits of cockpit systems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Under this scenario, the cockpit fuel switches were never physically moved.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
The report then says: "In the cockpit voice recording, one of the pilots is heard asking the other why did he cutoff. The other pilot responded that he did not do so."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Cheaper options could be faster to roll out, he said, and other cockpit technologies in development could be more effective at preventing midair collisions.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
He stepped down into the cockpit and sat on the bench with his back against the bulkhead, his feet on the deck almost at eye level.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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