airplane
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Ohio has offered a piece of fabric from the wings of the airplane built by Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneers who made aviation history in 1903 with the first powered, sustained flight.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
“We see seats, suites, especially in the premium section of the airplane, that just don’t pass our human factors tests for impact.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Trends in durable-goods orders are often driven by big swings in categories like airplane orders, because small volumes can come with big dollar figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
He and his wife died in an airplane crash in 1965.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
After a "low-rate initial production" at Everett, the "North Line will help enable the 737 MAX program to reach 52 airplanes a month," according to a Boeing handout.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Two fixed-wing airplanes arrived on scene rapidly and dropped flame retardant around the perimeter of the blaze, while three helicopters dropped water from above, according to Ventura County Fire spokesperson Andrew Dowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Since the founding of the United States, we have built airplanes, refrigerators and Costco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
To Alex, airplanes and dogs went together like peanut butter and baloney, which happened to be his favorite sandwich.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
