aircraft
Example Sentences
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“If the aircraft flying above is not identifiable as a combatant aircraft, it should not be engaged in combatant activity.”
From Salon
Severe space weather can disrupt power grids, interfere with communication systems, and increase radiation exposure for aircraft crews.
From Science Daily
Earlier Tuesday, an Ethiopian Airlines cargo aircraft went off the runway while taxiing coming to a standstill in the grass, the airport said in a statement, adding the incident was under investigation.
From Barron's
"Air traffic controllers could see the aircraft on the radar display, but they could neither hear the pilots nor speak to them," he said.
From Barron's
The company has previously relied on Airbus for its widebody aircraft, but Bastian said Delta’s size makes it impractical to source from a single manufacturer.
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