flight

Example Sentences

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But, for Douglas, ex-CEO of Abu Dhabi's Etihad airline, the inaugural flight is "the culmination of four years' worth of preparation".

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A year ago, Air India flight 171 crashed less than a minute after taking off from Ahmedabad airport in the western Indian state of Gujarat, en route for London.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

But before my flight, I headed for the Delta Sky Club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s a key point to make when markets are seeing index level losses despite some flight to quality trading.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

After my six-month probation, I got a promotion, a raise, and an offer to permanently join the Flight Research Division’s Maneuver Loads Branch, whose research included keeping aircraft safe when they were in flight.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson