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aircraft

[air-kraft, -krahft] / ˈɛərˌkræft, -ˌkrɑft /


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It reports that persistently high fuel prices are forcing carriers to cut flights, axe costs and delay payments on leased aircraft.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Another crew on the Dubai-Tel Aviv flight was able to land the aircraft in Saudi Arabia.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

An off-duty pilot travelling on the plane was then able to take the controls and land the aircraft safely in Saudi Arabia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The new ships are set to join the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as nine guided-missile destroyers and three ships transporting Marines, according to the Navy official.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nina saw the pale searchlights sweeping across the sky, hunting for the German aircraft.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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