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aviation

[ey-vee-ey-shuhn, av-ee-] / ˌeɪ viˈeɪ ʃən, ˌæv i- /
NOUN
flying an aircraft; study of flying aircraft
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But expanding the tournament to such an extent does not, with aviation accounting for 80-90% of its carbon footprint.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The biggest rise was in energy products, including a 7% lift in crude oil shipments and a 37.9% rise in refined petroleum products, mainly gasoline and aviation fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

International aviation and shipping increased by 0.2 MtCO2e as they returned to pre-Covid levels.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“The preliminary report is, in my view, very carefully worded,” says Safety Matters Foundation Amit Singh External link, a nongovernmental organization dedicated to aviation safety.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Some of the women who’d volunteered for her aviation regiments were going to have to face disappointment, because they were going to have to do jobs that kept them on the ground.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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