ground crew

“I don’t want to say this on the frequency with the pilot monitoring, but it looks like the wheels are partially out,” another says, suggesting that the ground crew be alerted.

It normally takes the ground crew several minutes to either hook up the passenger boarding bridge or put boarding stairs in place.

In a statement to the BBC, Nautilus said the individual had recently been promoted to a "ground crew position" at another of the company's bases.

That includes ground crew members like Clarke, who had the unglamorous but vital job of maintaining the aircraft that were crucial to the success of the Normandy campaign.

As of Saturday, the fire was being fought by nine helicopters, as well as ground crews and a structure protection specialist, whose job it is to protect structures affected by wildfires.