This is a sentence I got from CNN News and I'm struggling with the exact meaning of throttle in it. It describes the weightless experience using a jetliner.
The pilot throttles the plane and aims at 45 degrees up; then, he suddenly puts it in dive.
Does it mean speed up (which makes more sense to me based on the context but I can't find a reference to support my inference) or simply control? I found a definition online which is control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle but it seems to be superfluous to me. I fail to understand the importance of using throttle here and not simply control or fly!