pilot
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“We shared information with operators that reinforced existing pilot procedures for safely handling such cases,” Boeing said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
In Le Havre, a war memorial leads him to reflect on his uncle’s aerial exploits in World War II and his great escapes as a pilot and a prisoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Removing the pilot would have added the cost and complication of certifying a robot jet to fly fast over urban areas.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The pilot builds on an earlier project already under way in Nottingham and Birmingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“Yeah, okay, maybe a helicopter pilot and a graphic artist,” I say.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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The company said it was working with airlines on a procedure to allow pilots to re-enable the automated navigation feature if needed, and also devising a software fix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
In a certain scenario, pilots may have to fly manually without some autopilot functions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Plus, the dangers of purging middle managers and the volatile finances of America’s millionaire pilots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
He would not give personal details about the pilots and said the investigation was in the early stages, adding "it's far too early to even suggest what has happened in this occasion".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Most of the 588th pilots had no idea what was going on.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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Deploying autonomous and remotely piloted machinery offers a one solution to the shortage of heavy equipment operators across construction and other job sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
A teenager who piloted a dinghy carrying a then-record 165 migrants across the English Channel to the UK has pleaded guilty to endangering others during a sea crossing.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Archer got its start one year earlier, aiming to bring piloted air taxis to the mass market.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Kush Desai, a White House spokesman, told AFP "Marine One flights are piloted by some of the best aviators in the world, and at no point was the president in harm's way."
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
She’d piloted us expertly through a chaotic market, jabbering with street vendors.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Operators once steering 40-ton bulldozers over the tough, trash-filled terrain of the Marana Regional Landfill near Tucson, Ariz., are now remotely piloting a Caterpillar with a joystick hundreds of yards away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
McDonald’s locations piloting a new media network for the restaurant chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"It's likely that future X-planes will be uncrewed," says Coen, before adding the vital caveats "unless the technology we're researching relates to piloting or if crewing it is more cost-effective".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
“He was flying to Los Angeles that day, piloting a 767. He called and told me to turn on the TV — ‘You won’t believe what is going on in New York.‘”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The shuttle trembles, a sign that back on the ship, Crick’s hand piloting us remotely is doing the same.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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