airplane
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On Thursday, the damaged airplane was towed away, and authorities said they were working to reopen the runway where the collision took place "no later than Friday morning".
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Another fan, Carlos Rodriquez, an airplane mechanic living in Tampa, disagreed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
The restrictions are part of a nationwide “safety review of airports with mixed helicopter and airplane traffic,” the agency said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
He’d be trained to fly a new kind of airplane, a top-secret design.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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