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2. Autonomous aircraft - Wikipedia

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   An autonomous aircraft is an aircraft which flies under the control of on-board autonomous robotic systems and needs no intervention from a human pilot or remote control.Most contemporary autonomous aircraft are unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) with pre-programmed algorithms to perform designated tasks, but advancements in artificial intelligence technologies (e.g. machine learning) mean that ...

3. Baggage handler - Wikipedia

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   Baggage handler unloading baggage from a bag belt at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. In the airline industry, a baggage handler is a person who loads and unloads baggage (suitcases or luggage), and other cargo (airfreight, mail, counter-to-counter packages) for transport via aircraft.

4. Cargo airline - Wikipedia

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   A Boeing 777F of FedEx Express, which is the largest cargo airline in the world. Unit load device LD3 containers being loaded into the belly cargo hold of a Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft A Boeing 747-400F of Cargolux. Cargo airlines (or air freight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines mainly dedicated to the transport of ...

5. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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   The position corresponds to that of the boatswain in the deck department, the pump man in an oil tanker, and the electrician (but not ETO) in the engine department of a container ship or general cargo ship. It is the equivalent to a chief petty officer in the Navy, and equal to a captain rank in the kitchen. [citation needed]

6. Protecting agent (shipping) - Wikipedia

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   A ship's port call requires an agent to handle a vast range of operations, which usually takes place at remote locations far from the ship owner's office. These operations are handled by the shipping agent on behalf of the ship owner. There could be two ways in which the shipping agents may become appointed or nominated to provide agency services.

7. Air cargo - Wikipedia

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   A FedEx Express Boeing 777F taxiing at Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan in 2012 A Volga-Dnepr Airlines An-124 cargo aircraft ready for loading in 2008 Global air transport by country and freight level as of 2017 (ton-km) [1] Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air ...

8. Radio-controlled aircraft - Wikipedia

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   First-person view (FPV) flight is a type of remote-control flying and a distinguishing feature of a drone. It involves mounting a small video camera and television transmitter on an RC aircraft and flying by means of a live video down-link, commonly displayed on video goggles or a portable LCD screen.

9. Ground crew - Wikipedia

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   Ground crew who are employed by the individual airport include personnel who are tasked to do the following operations: aircraft fuelling suppliers, toilet effluent tank extraction operatives, interior cabin cleaners, aircraft exterior de-icing operatives, on-board food delivery suppliers (for crew and passengers), baggage, cargo and / or ...