airplane

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These tend to be the people buying $1,700 bassinets that rock their babies to sleep, artisanal food for their dogs, pricey gym memberships, luxury cruises and spots on business-class airplane cabins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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

Mr. Buruma recounts one contemporary joke: “An airplane carrying Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels crashes. All three are killed. Who is saved? Answer: The German people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

One day on an airplane, he confided to me that he thought of all our fellow passengers as potential patients.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French