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airplane

[air-playn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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Airlines are overhauling their airplane cabins to tap in to growing demand for travel luxuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

"The pilots remain in control of the airplane," Bedford said of the new software defect.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

I was required to turn off location services on my phone and place it in airplane mode.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Federal Aviation Administration told airplane passengers to check its website for travel updates, telling AFP there is "always a chance for restrictions depending on the weather."

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

On the long flight back to Washington, D.C., he stood in the back of his windowless military airplane, arguing about the situation with Bob Komer, one of President Johnson’s aides on Vietnam.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The kinds of actuators currently made at scale in the U.S. are designed for airplanes or cars, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

“This transaction is a win-win for Boeing and Archer,” said Brian Yutko, Boeing vice president of commercial airplanes product development, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

I drew him standing in our dining room, with Papa and his friends sitting around the table, launching paper airplanes at him.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys




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