From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishaircrewair‧crew /ˈeəkruː $ ˈer-/ noun [countable] TTAthe pilot and the people who are responsible for flying a plane
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aircrew• From now on all aircrew went through either a full conversion course or a short refresher course.• This unsettled all aircrew before they even started training at the Operational Training Unit.• There were in all six of an aircrew, plus an army dispatcher.• Many would-be Aurigny aircrew, some very experienced indeed, have come, tried, failed and gone their way.• No aircrew ever thought Berlin was an easy op.• At the new airline's operational headquarters - a small warehouse at Lowfield Heath, near Gatwick - recruitment of aircrews began.• At last darkness arrived and with it respite for the Fleet and convoy, and welcomed rest for the aircrews.• I must admit I missed seeing the aircrew boys around. 