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ground engineer

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noun

  1. Official name: licensed aircraft engineer.  an engineer qualified and licensed to certify the airworthiness of an aircraft

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In the absence of the roar of jets, birds began to appear around Schiphol again, and one day, a ground engineer told Dortmans that he’d found a bird starting to nest in a cavity in the auxiliary power unit.

From The Guardian

He and two friends would dress up in blue paint, he said, and perform with the instrument at parties, including for his employer, the Dutch airline KLM, where he works as a ground engineer.

From New York Times

PIA spokesman Danyal Gilani said the flight had 42 passengers — including two infants — as well as five crew members and one ground engineer.

From Washington Post

They reveal how UN investigators focused on two UTair employees: the site manager at the compound, and a ground engineer.

From The Guardian

The UN report notes that when the lead investigator interviewed the ground engineer, weeks later, he smelt strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes.

From The Guardian