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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“We put a much more disciplined approach in eliminating or reducing traveled work, not moving the airplane if it adds any kind of a safety or quality risk,” Ortberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Trends in durable-goods orders are often driven by big swings in categories like airplane orders, because small volumes can come with big dollar figures.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 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

"Our focus is on delivering two exceptional Air Force One airplanes for the country."

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

“Some of these airplanes are literally twice the age of the pilots who fly them,” said Ross Aimer, a retired United Airlines pilot and CEO of Aero Consulting Experts.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

The Transportation Department started a campaign last fall to encourage better behavior on airplanes.

From The Wall Street Journal May 17, 2026

He had turned it into a shrine to the two things he loved: airplanes and dogs.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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