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aviation

[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-] / ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i- /
NOUN
flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft
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What is known is that disagreements emerged, over time, between the main industry players, France's Dassault Aviation and European aerospace firm Airbus – which represented Germany and Spain, who joined the project later.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The Civil Aviation Authority is due to make a decision on lowering the flight approach into the airport by this autumn.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But they were unable to do so, while the head of Dassault Aviation continued to insist that the firm could go it alone on the project and was not in favour of it being "co-managed".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Patrick Grandy, an FBI assistant director who oversees the Los Angeles office, said the agency will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to enforce temporary flight restrictions over the stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Inna Pasportnikova, who’d been Lilya’s mechanic when she flew with the 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, spent three years searching with a metal detector for Lilya’s plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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