Sentence examples for operate the plane. from inspiring English sources

So far, airlines that operate the plane have stood by Boeing.

About nine crew members remained on board after the escape, but the police said that they did not know whether any knew how to operate the plane.

It is up to the pilot to operate the plane at the "outer edge of the envelope" but to take care not to cross it.

In practical terms this means having access to the secret computer codes required to operate the plane and fire its weapons.This is something that America has resisted on the grounds that expertise could "leak" to third countries.

Other large drones, such as the Predator and Reaper unmanned aircraft flown by the Air Force and CIA, require a human pilot to operate the plane remotely with a joystick, issuing electronic commands over a satellite link.

William L. Raney II, 26, of Englewood, Col., and Chandler P. Seagraves, 28, of Nineveh, Ind., the technicians who operate the plane's sophisticated radar jamming equipment.

Four other airlines already operate the planes out of Heathrow.

The announcement came after the auditor, KPMG, estimated that Canada would spend $45.8 billion to buy and operate the planes over 42 years, the expected life span.

"Mostly we fly boxes, not chickens," said Ken Couche, division manager for Ameriflight, the company that operated the plane.

United Airlines is currently the only American carrier operating the plane, and now has six 787s in its fleet.

Mr. Ellison and the company that operates the plane, Wing and a Prayer Inc., say the plane is quieter than many lighter aircraft.