airplane
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That is 100,000 times faster than a commercial airplane, or more than eight percent of the speed of light, making it the fastest star ever detected in our galaxy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
That you don’t want to be accepting fancy pens or, like, gorgeous gold earrings or an airplane, which wasn’t invented yet.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
"Whenever I looked at the sky I imagined myself flying an airplane and seeing the world from above. I wanted to fly freely and experience a world without limits," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
On the countrified folk-pop song “Haunted,” she’s on an airplane thinking about her restless life and sings, “I’ll see the sky in the ocean / A couple ibuprofen,” mixing wonder with the mundane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
His excitement was plain on his face as he held up the balsa-wood airplane model kit.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
“This transaction is a win-win for Boeing and Archer,” said Brian Yutko, Boeing vice president of commercial airplanes product development, in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The FAA directive, which was published Thursday and will take effect on Sept. 10, will apply to certain Boeing 737-8, 737-9, and 737-8200 model airplanes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Boeing in July unveiled a new MAX production line in Everett, Washington that is expected to enable the MAX program to meet 52 airplanes per month.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The total company backlog, which rose to a record $715 billion, included over 6,200 commercial airplanes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Ruth Nichols began flying airplanes as a teenager and even became the first woman licensed to fly a seaplane.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
