as in pilot
one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft
the solo flight from New York to Paris by the aviator Charles Lindbergh captured the imagination of people around the world
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New Shepard completed its first crewed flight in July 2021; onboard were Bezos; his brother, Mark Bezos; pioneering aviator Wally Funk; and Dutch teenager Oliver Daemen.
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David K. Li, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Regional airline crews also are held to the same high training standards and minimum flight hours as mainline aviators, although because of the higher pay scales at mainline carriers, regional airlines often hire pilots that are newer to the industry.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The aircraft — an E/A-18G Growler — splashed into the water just after 10 a.m. Wednesday near Shelter Island after its two aviators ejected.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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David K. Li, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
Regional airline crews also are held to the same high training standards and minimum flight hours as mainline aviators, although because of the higher pay scales at mainline carriers, regional airlines often hire pilots that are newer to the industry.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
The aircraft — an E/A-18G Growler — splashed into the water just after 10 a.m. Wednesday near Shelter Island after its two aviators ejected.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Axiom Space’s Director of Human Spaceflight and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is the mission commander with aviator John Shoffner as pilot and two mission specialist seats paid for by the Saudi Space Commission, Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali AlQarni.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Aviator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviator. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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