air service
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Known for his ability to make “wing-walking” repairs during his stint in the Army Air Service, Locklear quit the military after WWI to form the Locklear Flying Circus.
From Los Angeles Times
His lawyer Phillip Boulten applied for bail in Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court on Monday, arguing the former Special Air Service Regiment trooper faced serious risks to his personal safety from Muslim extremists in the prison system and had to be segregated from other inmates.
From Seattle Times
SkyWest last week said it planned to end service to the 29 communities under the Essential Air Service program effective June 8, saying "the pilot staffing challenges across the airline industry preclude" it from continuing service.
From Reuters
Still, proponents say that the idea of scraping together as much as $105 billion should be stacked against the costs of expanding highways and air service an equivalent amount.
From New York Times
But anecdotal evidence suggests the number is at least in the tens of thousands, amid reports of burgeoning Russian-speaking émigré communities arising in Dubai, Istanbul and other places where air service from Russia still exists.
From Washington Post
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