aircraft

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The recruitment drive comes after several high-profile incidents involving aircraft and air traffic control.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

A small aircraft carrying two people crashed Thursday afternoon on Catalina Island, fire officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

For him, the future of private air defence lies in drone interceptors -- small unmanned aircraft designed to destroy incoming drones mid-air.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Raised in the Detroit suburbs, Tucker was a tinkerer who founded companies developing race cars and aircraft engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

They used two airfields at the same time: one, the home field, was the place where they ate and slept and took care of their aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein