takeoff
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A United Airlines crew twice aborted their takeoff, and then declared an emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
My arms are extended at my sides and I’m leaning forward slightly — not unlike a 3-year-old pretending to be an airplane readying for takeoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
They asked about the unusual journey, which included an order by the Secret Service that the window shades on the decoy plane be closed during takeoff from Ankara.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dispatches sent by pool media on board noted a Secret Service order that window shades be lowered during takeoff -- an unusual instruction outside of combat zones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Working independently, two crew members in each plane would compare the code to the codes in sealed envelopes they’d been given before takeoff.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Teams also closely monitored how the X-59 performed during takeoffs, landings, and flight operations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Narrow-body jet engines experience higher stress from repeated takeoffs and landings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
LAX is still considered one of the busiest airports in the world when ranked by takeoffs and landings, but it fell from No. 6 to No. 7, according to ACI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
All takeoffs from Israel’s main airport were halted for several hours; restaurants closed; the country’s largest port stopped working.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
There were no clever skits, no farcical takeoffs on the subject of Stanley Martin and the Nipe.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett
