Board members from Switzerland join those on the plane (8)
I believe the answer is:
chairmen
'board members' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'switzerland join those on the plane' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'switzerland' could be 'ch' and 'ch' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'airmen' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
'from' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for chairmen that I've seen before include "Meeting heads" , "Meeting leaders" .)