深く認識してませんでしたがaboardって乗ってって意味なんですねー


welcome aboard
〔入社・搭乗してきた人に〕ようこそ、ご乗車[乗船・搭乗]ありがとうございます
used to welcome passengers or a person joining a new organization, etc.
:Welcome aboard American airlines flight 176, nonstop to New York.(英)
:Welcome aboard flight BA345 to Tokyo.(C)

●BBC:4 July 2010
US Gen Petraeus urges unity to tackle Afghanistan war
'Welcome aboard'
US Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry welcomed Gen Petraeus at the embassy gathering, saying: "Welcome aboard. You are welcome at this embassy 24-7."



aboard
【adverb】
〔乗り物に〕乗って
on or onto a ship, plane, or train
:The plane crashed, killing all 200 people aboard.(L)
:The boat swayed as he stepped aboard.(L)
:We went aboard.(O)
:He was already aboard the plane.(O)
:The flight attendant welcomed us aboard.(C)
:All aboard! (= the bus, boat, etc. is leaving soon)(O)
:"All aboard!" "Wait a second, we are coming."(英)

●BBC:18 January 2013
US Navy ship aground on Philippine Unesco coral reef
A small complement of engineering and bridge personnel will remain aboard and work with a US Navy team in an attempt to free Guardian with minimal environmental impact, it said.


●BBC:21 May 2012
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi's funeral held
All 259 people aboard the plane, which was travelling from London to New York, were killed, along with 11 others on the ground.