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He was certified as a flight engineer in 1978 and certified as an airline transport pilot in 2019, according to FAA records.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
Expedition 72 commander Suni Williams and flight engineer Butch Wilmore launched to the station in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft last June.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Feb. 2025
As such, Williams was assigned the role of station commander, and Wilmore, flight engineer.
Crew-9 is currently slated to return to Earth sometime after the arrival of Crew-10.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Inspired, Wallach pursued her own path into the aviation industry, obtaining a flight engineer rating, a requirement to join an airline crew in the 1970s.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1938, in the meaning defined above
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“Flight engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20engineer. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
flight engineer
noun
: a crew member of an airplane responsible for mechanical operation
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