airlift

Example Sentences

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He said British Airways is putting on daily flights from Oman, and the government will keep working with partners to "increase the speed and capacity of this airlift".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Military helicopters have been deployed to airlift stranded residents, and deliver food, though one crashed just north of Colombo on Sunday evening.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

Cost is another issue: Operating a C-130 cargo plane — the most common type of aircraft in the Gaza airlift — amounts to roughly $15,000 per hour of flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

A military cargo plane was already on the runway at Guantánamo Bay ready to airlift the group of Yemeni prisoners to Oman when the trip was called off, people familiar with the military operation said.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

An unmarked helicopter was waiting on the embassy grounds to airlift us out, and there wasn’t a minute to spare.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez