as in aeronautics
the business or practice of piloting airplanes, helicopters, etc.
an expert in aviation commercial aviation
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And so, aviation mayhem ensues, as Lucas fights off a coterie of bad guys through a haze of drugs and liquor.
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As with almost every quirk in aviation, the pilot and flight attendant duty clock is there to keep the skies safer.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Questions are again being raised about the conduct of an Army helicopter pilot whose Black Hawk collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January — killing 67 people in the worst aviation incident in the country in decades.
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/ Cbs News, CBS News, 11 May 2025
Movies For Subscribers The 27 best movie theaters in Los Angeles
Nov. 22, 2023
And so, aviation mayhem ensues, as Lucas fights off a coterie of bad guys through a haze of drugs and liquor.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
As with almost every quirk in aviation, the pilot and flight attendant duty clock is there to keep the skies safer.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Questions are again being raised about the conduct of an Army helicopter pilot whose Black Hawk collided with a passenger jet over Washington, D.C., in January — killing 67 people in the worst aviation incident in the country in decades.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 1 May 2025
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“Aviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviation. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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