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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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It's got approval from the Civil Aviation Authority for a trial until the end of the year.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Victory Technology featured an image of a Shahed-style drone on its website’s product page, alongside the slogan “Innovating Aviation Engine Solutions.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Spirit Airlines' parent company, Spirit Aviation Holdings, said in an early Saturday press release that it has "started an orderly wind-down of operations, effective immediately."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

It’s also competing to provide the Federal Aviation Administration with a new AI tool for air traffic management, according to reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

From August to December 1942, just after the issue of Stalin’s Order 227, the 588th Night Bomber Aviation Regiment was based in the Caucasus Mountains, for their harassment missions in their open-cockpit Po-2 planes.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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