aircraft

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Meanwhile, Deutsche Lufthansa canceled flights and grounded less fuel-efficient aircraft, while Air France-KLM AF 0.09%increase; green up pointing triangle froze hiring.

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

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

GKN Aerospace is a division of Melrose Industries, a U.K.-based aerospace company that manufactures aircraft parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, fifty aircraft and thousands of people in motorboats, on foot, on horseback, and even riding reindeer were all searching for the missing plane and flight crew.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein