flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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The only other aircraft carrier in the world that has the EMALS system is the US Navy’s newest carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, which was certified for flight deck operations using the EMALS system in the spring of 2022.
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Climbing into its flight deck, I was struck by how the cockpit, though spacious, felt less modern than that of most current commercial airliners.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Launched in December 2023, the Sichuan is believed to displace more than 40,000 tons and features a full-length flight deck with one EMALS catapult similar to those on the Fujian.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The new device prevents passengers from entering the front galley adjacent to the flight deck when a pilot needs to leave the cockpit to use the restroom or for any other reason during a flight.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Climbing into its flight deck, I was struck by how the cockpit, though spacious, felt less modern than that of most current commercial airliners.
—Naveed Jamali, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Launched in December 2023, the Sichuan is believed to displace more than 40,000 tons and features a full-length flight deck with one EMALS catapult similar to those on the Fujian.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The new device prevents passengers from entering the front galley adjacent to the flight deck when a pilot needs to leave the cockpit to use the restroom or for any other reason during a flight.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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