flight deck
noun
1
: the uppermost complete deck of an aircraft carrier
2
: the forward compartment in some airplanes
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In 2023, a LATAM pilot left the flight deck unwell during a service between Miami and Chile.
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Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
All 737 exit doors have such an indicator light in the flight deck if one of the plane’s doors moves out of locked position.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Flight attendants also could not make contact with the flight deck because of the noise.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is hosting a similar viewing event but with the opportunity to watch from the flight deck of the Intrepid aircraft carrier, located at Pier 86 on the Hudson River.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
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Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 9 Oct. 2024
All 737 exit doors have such an indicator light in the flight deck if one of the plane’s doors moves out of locked position.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
Flight attendants also could not make contact with the flight deck because of the noise.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024
The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum is hosting a similar viewing event but with the opportunity to watch from the flight deck of the Intrepid aircraft carrier, located at Pier 86 on the Hudson River.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Flight deck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20deck. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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