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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copilots
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To help navigate this uncertainty, some travelers are turning to flight tracking—a practice once reserved for plane spotters and pilots or other industry insiders.—
Graham Rapier,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026 -
The other is a spot where pilots have been known to turn onto the wrong taxiway when leaving the runway, although there is no record of collisions there as a result of wrong turns.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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As the carrier celebrates its 100th anniversary, veteran Boeing 787 captain Chresten Wilson is set to become the most senior pilot among United’s 18,000 aviators—and the first woman ever to hold that title.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Initial landing spots for the air taxis are likely to be Fixed Base Operations, which are service businesses that supply general and business aviators with fuel, maintenance, food, and even space for overnight sleepovers.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Three of the airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, and three were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
16 Mar. 2026
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How many soldiers, Marines, sailors, airmen and innocent bystanders must die or be horribly wounded to satisfy our hubris?—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Copilots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copilots. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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