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a machine that flies through the air
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Recent Examples of aircraft
Meanwhile, Boeing’s production of aircraft continues to build.
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The airline, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has already placed orders for dozens of aircraft, including 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 60 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration has insisted the gift was legal because the plane was being donated to the Department of Defense, not him personally, and Qatar was not getting anything in return for transferring the aircraft.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The directive, issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, tasks the Air Force with assessing the extensive security and technical modifications required for the aircraft, which is currently in San Antonio.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
The airline, backed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, has already placed orders for dozens of aircraft, including 39 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and 60 Airbus A321neo aircraft.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
The Trump administration has insisted the gift was legal because the plane was being donated to the Department of Defense, not him personally, and Qatar was not getting anything in return for transferring the aircraft.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The directive, issued by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, tasks the Air Force with assessing the extensive security and technical modifications required for the aircraft, which is currently in San Antonio.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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Including the Murphy Canyon crash, there have been six deadly accidents involving planes flying in or out of the Kearny Mesa airport since 2015.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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However, when there were around four hours left of the journey, the plane had to be diverted to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to an onboard incident.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
25 May 2025
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But now, the sight of American airplanes over Manila signaled a shift in the tide of war.—
Jeff Langholz,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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The Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the airplane giant to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading U.S. regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed, killing 346 people, according to court papers filed Friday.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The Knight IEMs ship with high-quality 8-core OCC cable with OFC silver plating.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The currents in the East River are quite strong, and may have been one of the causes why the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge earlier this month.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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President Trump has spent the first major overseas trip of his second administration — next stop Wednesday in Qatar — beating back allegations that he was personally profiting from foreign leaders by accepting a $400-million luxury airliner from the gulf state’s royal family.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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At the end of the Vietnam War, South Vietnamese soldiers swarmed a Pan Am airliner to save themselves from the rapidly-advancing North Vietnamese army.—
David Martin,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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The San Diego Fire Department said that the fire at the crash site was caused by leaking jet fuel, which was why an evacuation of the area was a top priority.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Did the test in a citation 525 series so I’m now rated for the CJ jets too.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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