aeronautics
noun
aero·nau·tics
ˌer-ə-ˈnȯ-tiks 
-ˈnä-
plural in form but singular in construction
1
: a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
2
: the art or science of flight
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Lefebvre himself is a bit of a suit who spent 19 years as a finance executive at an aeronautics firm before joining Cirque.
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Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Though many companies eye Morocco as a source for comparatively cheap labor, the industry and government have worked to train skilled workers at IMA, an institute for aeronautics professions in Casablanca.
—Sam Metz, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
The committee will hear from three panel members, including Tracy Dillinger, a NASA expert on safety culture, Javier de Luis, an aeronautics expert at MIT, and Najmedin Meshkati, a University of Southern California professor and expert on aviation safety.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
About two weeks ago, Lockheed announced that 300 employees within its aeronautics division would be laid off, including 200 workers at the Fort Worth F-35 assembly plant.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The agency is also researching unmanned aircraft and drones that could help with emergency response during wildfires, said Huy Tran, aeronautics director with NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
An aeronautics historian explains the history of spy balloons and why countries continue to use them.
—Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 29 June 2023
Between those wings and other efficiency tweaks, the plane could be 30 percent more fuel efficient than similar-sized aircraft today, like the single-aisle Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, according to the aeronautics and space agency.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
The launch of its system, which uses technology from a different company, was delayed by the pandemic, said David Ulane, director of the aeronautics division of the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
Phil Wahba, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Though many companies eye Morocco as a source for comparatively cheap labor, the industry and government have worked to train skilled workers at IMA, an institute for aeronautics professions in Casablanca.
—Sam Metz, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
The committee will hear from three panel members, including Tracy Dillinger, a NASA expert on safety culture, Javier de Luis, an aeronautics expert at MIT, and Najmedin Meshkati, a University of Southern California professor and expert on aviation safety.
—David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
About two weeks ago, Lockheed announced that 300 employees within its aeronautics division would be laid off, including 200 workers at the Fort Worth F-35 assembly plant.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The agency is also researching unmanned aircraft and drones that could help with emergency response during wildfires, said Huy Tran, aeronautics director with NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
An aeronautics historian explains the history of spy balloons and why countries continue to use them.
—Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, 29 June 2023
Between those wings and other efficiency tweaks, the plane could be 30 percent more fuel efficient than similar-sized aircraft today, like the single-aisle Boeing 737 or Airbus A320, according to the aeronautics and space agency.
—Rob Verger, Popular Science, 15 June 2023
The launch of its system, which uses technology from a different company, was delayed by the pandemic, said David Ulane, director of the aeronautics division of the Colorado Department of Transportation.
—Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
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aeronautics
noun
aero·nau·tics
ˌar-ə-ˈnȯt-iks
ˌer-
1
: a science dealing with the operation of aircraft
2
: the art or science of flight
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