flight crew
Pilots and attendants
Flight crew refers to the personnel responsible for operating an aircraft during flight, typically including pilots and flight engineers.
On commercial flights, the term often extends to cabin crew—flight attendants who ensure passenger safety and comfort.
The flight crew prepared for takeoff.
In military aviation, flight crew may include navigators, weapons officers, and other specialized roles depending on the aircraft type.
- loadmasterAircraft freight coordinator
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- purserShip's financial officer
- first officerAircraft's second pilot
- navigatorRoute-directing crew member
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- crews
- work crews
- aerospaceairplane, helicopter, rocket, rockets, spacecraft
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
- Air Travelboarding, airline, takeoff, landing, departure
- airport termstakeoff, passport control, security, boarding pass, gate
flight crewground crew
Aircraft support personnel
ground staff · maintenance crew · ground support · baggage handlers · gate agents
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