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A group of EU countries is working on a pilot project to stockpile critical materials and the bloc has raw-materials partnerships with more than a dozen countries, including Canada, Argentina, Norway and South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Navy won’t discipline a pilot from its elite Blue Angels flight demonstration team whose jet made a low-altitude pass of a crowded beach in Florida Wednesday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

He presented as a wealthy pilot, a former Army major who served with Prince Harry, and a man with more than half a million pounds cash at his disposal.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

They rang the estate agent handling the sale and told them he was not in fact a wealthy pilot but a man with a history of fraud.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

“Well, I’m Colin. Heir to this establishment. My brother’s my best mate. He’s an RAF pilot, risking his life to defend this country.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Starlink will also provide connectivity for Frontier’s pilots, flight attendants, maintenance teams and ground operations, which Frontier said would help improve its operational performance and customer service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Aircraft would also be required to have ADS-B In, which would enable pilots to see information from other planes nearby to avoid collisions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Production-scale pilots are now running in Western factories, robotic manufacturing lines are ramping, and the structural drivers behind the theme…are durable.”

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

The Long Beach rocket-and-satellite maker is buying a company that provides critical communications services to pilots, mariners and others, while giving Rocket Lab a foothold in the emerging satellite-based mobile phone market.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Not a word about spy planes or missing pilots.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

His wife, Pamela Helfrich, told NBC Los Angeles that she’s unsure if he piloted the flight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

On Tuesday, the Navy employed a remotely piloted drone boat from defense company Saronic to rescue the crew of an Apache helicopter struck near the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Specifically, he posted an A.I.-generated video of a fighter jet, piloted by himself in a literal crown, dropping human excrement onto the crowds.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

Shrike, another small FPV drone from Skyfall piloted via an onboard camera, costs just $500.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

A lot of those planes were piloted by young men who’d never flown before.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

The European Commission is piloting an age-verification app to verify whether users are over 18 to access restricted online content.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

It happened in 1978, as Crowther, who lives near Wroxham, Norfolk, was piloting a light aircraft on approach to Norwich Airport.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Two men have become the first to be jailed under a new law targeting people who risk the safety of others by piloting small boats across the Channel.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

“We have watched this state become essentially unlivable for working-class people. And it makes me deeply angry,” he says while piloting his oyster boat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 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