runway
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“I think there is more runway for the silhouette in the next year or two,” Goldstein said in emailed comments.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
A Virgin Australia 737 had been cleared for take-off by air traffic control on Sunday morning when the crew saw a Qantas plane crossing the runway ahead of them, the country's transport safety investigator said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The crew brought the plane to a stop about a kilometre from the other aircraft, which had also been cleared to taxi across the runway.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The delay meant the flight could not depart before the runway closed after midnight so passengers had to be rebooked on a flight the following day.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the first light, Bull taxied his plane to the end of the runway, looking back to see the long line of F-8’s following behind him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Heathrow continues to operate its two runways at near-full capacity and is seeking government permission to build a third.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now it is migrating from the runways and red carpets to everyday shoppers—and it’s not exactly going smoothly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A number of flights were diverted from Gatwick airport after a plane temporarily blocked one of its runways.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The SUV drove me through an airport security gate and wended its way past rows of planes and runways before dropping me alongside the American Airlines 737 taking me to Phoenix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was semidark, not long before dawn, and planes were regularly taking off and landing, their landing lights sweeping the runways, or their wing and tail lights blinking in the sky.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
