aircraft

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On 11 April five passengers volunteered to leave an EasyJet plane travelling to Malaga from Southend Airport because the aircraft was too heavy for take-off.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

One way to overcome the problem, Gratton adds, is for the aircraft to travel further along the runway to give it time to reach the necessary thrust.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In this year’s winter period, Lufthansa will cut five aircraft that operate on short- and medium-haul routes across six hubs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The group will remove Lufthansa CityLine’s 27 operational aircraft from its summer schedule permanently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

We don’t know the target yet, but we know the Luftwaffe’s got a few thousand aircraft, fighters and bombers, massed in fields along the coast of France.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin