#flight crew
- Aeronaut — A specialized or authorized person who navigates through the atmosphere using an aerostat, an airship, or a balloon; a pilot or member of the flight crew operating an aircraft lighter than air. In a historical sense, the term designates the pioneers of atmospheric flights who paved the way for airspace exploration.
- Aircrew member — A person belonging to the flight or cabin crew of an aircraft during flight, performing professional activities in the air; a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, flight engineer, or flight attendant. As an adjective, it describes the personnel, activities, or specific medical aptitudes required for performing duty aboard airplanes.
- Aviator — A licensed person who pilots an aircraft or is part of its flight deck crew; a pilot, aeronaut, or air navigator. As an adjective, it refers to an element, behavior, style, or piece of equipment (such as the famous aviator sunglasses) specific to aeronautical professionals.
- Aircraft interphone — A specialized acoustic intercommunication device or system used in the past aboard military or civil aircraft to allow clear dialogue between crew members (pilots, navigators, gunners). The device was structurally designed to filter and isolate the deafening noise produced by engines and external airflow, facilitating the transmission of vocal waves through acoustic tubes or primitive microphones with shielded headphones.