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Recent Examples of copilot
On board were the pilot, a copilot, a physician, a paramedic, the patient, and the escort for the patient, Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said.
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Here's who is eligible, how to file Air ambulance passengers, flight crew identified
While Philadelphia recovers, the families of the six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother −mourn.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The company said there were four crew members and two passengers on the plane at the time – a pilot, copilot, physician, paramedic, pediatric patient and her mother.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Among those on board were a pilot, copilot, doctor and paramedic, Gold added.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Romero, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Here's who is eligible, how to file Air ambulance passengers, flight crew identified
While Philadelphia recovers, the families of the six people aboard the plane − a pilot and copilot, two medical personnel, a patient and her mother −mourn.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The company said there were four crew members and two passengers on the plane at the time – a pilot, copilot, physician, paramedic, pediatric patient and her mother.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Among those on board were a pilot, copilot, doctor and paramedic, Gold added.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copilot
Noun
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According to The Sydney Morning Herald, a priority landing at Sydney Airport was requested for the plane, which was carrying 127 passengers and six crew and was several hundred kilometers north of Sydney when the pilot began to feel the discomfort.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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In addition, the first three episodes are now available for free on the Disney+ YouTube channel (watch the pilot, below).—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Mar. 2025
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The first people selected to train for space flight were U.S. Navy test pilots, like Alan Shepard, the first American to go to space (May 5, 1961), and the second person after Yuri Gagarin (April 12, 1961).—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The test pilots were to originally spend eight days aboard the ISS in June, but this grew to eight months after NASA decided to bring Boeing's faulty Starliner capsule back to Earth without a crew in September.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
19 Dec. 2024
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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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So for the fall, creative director Émilie Arnault drew inspiration on a person who spent his life between both: French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.—
Lily Templeton,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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Among those killed were three airmen from the Mountain Home Air Force base: Senior Airman Carlos V. Johnson, 23; Senior Airman Lawrence P. Manlapit III, 26; and Senior Airman Karlie A. Westall, 21.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Mar. 2025
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Guardian is the military's term for a member of the Space Force, comparable to airmen, sailors, soldiers, and marines.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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The charismatic flyboy of the sequel trilogy is a true rebel, even questioning commands from his boss, and a top-notch choice for attacking an oversized space station.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
22 July 2024
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Butler has the look of an actor who would be cast as a cocky flyboy in a 1940s movie, but Cleven is too smooth to give him much to play, especially after his love interest — Isabel May’s Marge — is introduced in the premiere and then never seen again.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The former Mets’ ace signed a five-year deal with the Texas Rangers, underwent the surgery on June 12, 2023 and returned Sept. 13. deGrom is a little over two years older than Cole and was averaging 99.1 on the pitch before undergoing the operation a few days before his 35th birthday.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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San Diego Padres' ace Dylan Cease is entering the final year of his contract.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Copilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copilot. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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