Left or Right? Port or Starboard?

Do we call the left and right side of the aircraft Port and Starboard? Jeff the airport firefighter and aviation expert definitely does and he's not a fan of Left and Right.
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[@richavery66]

As far as I understand it, on ships 'port' and 'starboard' are used to indicate the sides of the ship in relation to its orientation, whereas 'left' and 'right' are used to indicate the direction based on the observer's orientation. Since a pilot's orientation in a cockpit is the same as their aircraft's orientation, there is no ambiguity when saying 'left' and 'right' and, therefore, those terms are appropriate. (I once heard someone remark that ATC uses 'turn left, heading 270' rather than 'turn port...'; and I read that it might be useful for engineers to use the terms 'port' and 'starboard', as their orientation to an aircraft could cause misunderstandings if using 'left' and 'right'.)

[@paulnjackson]

Well, being a stickler for tradition, I prefer to use larboard and starboard. Abbreviated to larb'd and starb'd, of course. I find this keeps the crew on their toes, especially in heavy weather or over poor intercoms. Damn the Royal Navy for insisting on their 'port' neologism in 1841 just because of an alleged potential for confusion between these long-established terms that had served faithfully for hundreds of years with only a few ships lost each year.