airline pilot
Cockpit crew member
An airline pilot is a person licensed to fly commercial passenger or cargo aircraft.
The term distinguishes those who work for airlines from military pilots or private aviators.
Airline pilots typically work in pairs—a captain and first officer—sharing duties in the cockpit: She's been an airline pilot for twenty years.
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- push backOppose or delay something
- landingDescent's final moment
- red eyeInflamed, irritated appearance
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
stripes · logbook · aeronaut · altimeter · deadhead · seniority · captain · checklist · situational awareness · climb · airborne · cruising · clear skies · first officer · turbulence · final approach · taxiing · ICAO standards
- aviation jobscaptain, first officer, second officer, navigator, purser
- aviatorsace, flying ace, airman, barnstormer, crop duster
- aviation figuresastronaut, aerospace engineer, flying ace, Wright brothers, Amelia Earhart
- union jobsautoworker, steelworker, teamster, longshoreman, electrician
- pilot credentialsATP, PPL, commercial license, medical certificate, single engine
- navigatorsnavigators, navigator, pathfinders, helmsman, wayfinders
airline pilotpassenger
Traveler, not operator
flight attendant · cabin crew · stewardess · steward · frequent flyer
airline pilotbus driver
One who steers passengers
taxi driver · truck driver · train conductor · subway operator · ship captain
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