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An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late Sunday, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring several others, officials said.
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the flight’s pilot and copilot, injuring dozens and temporarily shutting down the the New York area’s third-busiest airport, officials said.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The nose of the Air Canada plane was destroyed, and the pilot and copilot were killed.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
The pilot and copilot who died in the first fatal crash at LaGuardia in 34 years were both based out of Canada, said Kathryn Garcia, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
An Air Canada plane collided with a fire truck while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Sunday, killing the flight’s pilot and copilot, injuring dozens and temporarily shutting down the the New York area’s third-busiest airport, officials said.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 23 Mar. 2026
The nose of the Air Canada plane was destroyed, and the pilot and copilot were killed.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copilot
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Believing the aircraft had stalled, the pilot increased power to regain airspeed but reduced it after being told a skydiver was hung up on the tail.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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The employee could also be heard speaking with pilots about the male driver exiting his car and attempting to barricade himself, KABC reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Combining views from the cockpit, a mission control area and from chase planes, the video brings views from takeoff, flight and touchdown — and the moment when NASA lead X-59 test pilot Nils Larson emerges from the cockpit to greet well-wishers.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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Washington — The pilots in a deadly business jet crash in Michigan were performing a test flight themselves, following repairs, instead of waiting for a test pilot, when the aircraft plunged into woods near Lansing, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a preliminary report Thursday.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
13 Nov. 2025
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Rubio has served for more than 28 years as an Army aviator, physician and astronaut.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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In a first for the US, the two American aviators aboard the chopper were rescued by a drone boat.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 June 2026
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Since then, soldiers and airmen along with smaller contingents from the Navy and Marine Corps have called the base home.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Modern citizen-soldiers and airmen must be agile and flexible, as demonstrated by our Guard members responding to missions both at home and abroad.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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For now, the flyboy will be resting in the barracks.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a team, the Lightning (32-0) finished with 33 digs and recorded 13 aces to just nine errors.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
10 June 2026
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The ace could have pitched the ninth inning, but the team saw that his pitch count was at 99, and decided to roll Keaton Winn to close out Monday night’s game against the Washington Nationals.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copilot. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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