airplane
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“It travels by truck, airplane and cargo ship into nearly every store in America.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
While the 9/11 Commission's 2004 report noted US intelligence believed al-Qaeda was considering using an airplane in the attack, it was never clear that the warning reached then-President Bill Clinton.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the morning of Sept. 11, he saw the second airplane hit the South Tower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Recalling the model airplane sets he assembled as a child, he arranged a fish, a chicken and a duck as a collection of dissected parts on a tabletop, labeling it with instructions for reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Could it be enough to buy an airplane ticket to visit Rishi later this summer?
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.
From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026
“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
Boeing is introducing changes to the manufacturing process that addresses the root cause of the unsafe condition on in-production airplanes, the FAA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 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
