airplane
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"Our flight test team ran a disciplined, methodical campaign to validate every system," said Chris Payne, general manager for 737 airplane development programs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
"The pilots remain in control of the airplane," Bedford said of the new software defect.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
The airplane was not recovered from the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Brook got a quick glimpse of the market’s reaction—a sharp jump in yields on short and longer-duration bonds—before turning his phone onto airplane mode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
I can’t believe the huge airplane I saw through the window feels so tiny inside.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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Here’s what I’m watching this morning: There’s so much breathless coverage of AI that sometimes it’s easy to forget there’s a whole economy out there running on cars, airplanes and the occasional streaming binge.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
AI should also be treated the same as airplanes and elevators, and should be designed to do the least harm possible, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
My life today—a very great deal of it—is spent in airplanes, rushing from one country to another, raising money, talking to groups of people, and starting Roots & Shoots in schools.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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