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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“The safest thing to ever do with an airplane is to never fly it,” Flick said.

From Los Angeles Times

Starting in the late 2000s, the company ran a nearly ubiquitous series of television commercials touting the potential to produce a biofuel from algae that could one day fuel “trucks, buses, boats, cars, even airplanes.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The FAA is investigating the incident, including whether “a new measure to suspend the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters was applied,” the agency spokesperson wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Another fan, Carlos Rodriquez, an airplane mechanic living in Tampa, disagreed.

From Los Angeles Times