plane

Example Sentences

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Runways need extra clearing, planes need further de-icing, air traffic controllers are stretched thin and flight crews time out.

From Salon

Now, as a flight instructor, Sintora flies in planes over and around the blimp all the time, and he hopes to one day perhaps mix business with pleasure as a pilot for the blimp.

From Los Angeles Times

The remains of the Libyan chief of staff and his advisers, who were killed in a plane crash near Ankara, will be repatriated on Saturday, the Turkish defence ministry said.

From Barron's

The captain told passengers he was owed five months' salary, and said "this plane isn't leaving until they pay us what they owe us," according to a video cited by local media.

From Barron's

The airline said passengers were disembarked and taken to the terminal after a "technical problem" with the plane.

From BBC