takeoff
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In April, an SAS flight returned to Aberdeen, Scotland, shortly after takeoff after a laptop caught fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
On June 15, a B-52 crashed on takeoff in California for unexplained reasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
That’s because mega-initial public offerings from the widely followed artificial intelligence firms OpenAI and Anthropic are lined up for takeoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
"A United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff on the Edwards airfield at 11:20 am," the base said on Facebook.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
There’s a warning of the upcoming takeoff and I strap myself into a seat next to Gale, facing off with Haymitch and Plutarch.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Teams also closely monitored how the X-59 performed during takeoffs, landings, and flight operations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Narrow-body jet engines experience higher stress from repeated takeoffs and landings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
LAX is still considered one of the busiest airports in the world when ranked by takeoffs and landings, but it fell from No. 6 to No. 7, according to ACI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
All takeoffs from Israel’s main airport were halted for several hours; restaurants closed; the country’s largest port stopped working.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
There were no clever skits, no farcical takeoffs on the subject of Stanley Martin and the Nipe.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Garrett, Randall
