airlift

Emergency responders on Saturday had to airlift 50 people to safety as the Summerland wildfire forced overnight evacuations, CTV News reported.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

We were running this airlift, like small propeller planes with eight seats, trying to get more than 100 people back to the mainland before twilight hits because they don’t have lighting on the runway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

The United Nations is planning an airlift of some 2,000 relief kits to Jamaica from a supply station in Barbados once air travel is possible.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025

There were 90 helicopter flights on Monday to airlift survivors out of remote villages in Kunar province.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2025

After the supplies were rigged for an airlift, Oshiro and Big Jim would head out in the chopper to the camps.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Trekkers were also pressured into airlifts even for minor illnesses, according to the chargesheet.

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

Lindsey Vonn’s devastating leg injury at the Milan-Cortina Games was a reminder of the vital role emergency airlifts play in Olympic skiing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

"There are no aid planes, no humanitarian airlifts, no real international movement and no ground efforts to break the siege."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

The base is supplied weekly by the Canadian Air Force, and twice a year with bigger airlifts of fuel and cargo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

In addition to outright     warfare, the strife has included interdiction of Armenian imports on the     Azerbaijani railroads and expensive airlifts of supplies to beleagured     Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Fox was airlifted to Vanderbilt Hospital—and ultimately survived.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The Indonesian Air Force said it was bringing 13 tons of emergency aid airlifted in two Hercules transport planes and a Boeing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Los Angeles County officials confirmed that the agency airlifted injured people from the scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

While Musa was airlifted to London for treatment, three others were taken by ambulance to a different hospital.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

SWAN: Consul Washburn has been airlifted by helicopter to protect his life.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

By 1950 Operations Ezra and Nehemiah began, airlifting 120,000 Jews—90% of the community—to Israel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

The government has begun airlifting meat and vegetables from the eastern agricultural heartland of Santa Cruz and central city of Cochabamba to try alleviate the shortages.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

The situation for ordinary Haitians remains precarious and dangerous, while many embassies and consulates are airlifting their citizens out.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024

Mr. Said called 911 and a state park aircrew responded, airlifting the woman and transporting her to a local hospital.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

The village is home to at least 225 people, and the authorities said they were airlifting excavators to assist rescuers who trekked 1.5 miles from the nearest highway to reach the village.

From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2023