Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
Esti also played in a playroom, while Miles took a selfie with his dad from their airplane seats.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
Boeing’s dominance of the commercial airplane market, alongside its rival Airbus, is looking more shaky than ever, after a door plug was ripped from a Boeing 737 Max 9 jet operated by Alaska Airlines earlier this year.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 28 Mar. 2024
Her use of a state airplane to attend personal and political events.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2024
The planemaker and aerospace company also said its board chairman, Larry Kellner, will not stand for re-election and the president of its commercial airplanes division, Stan Deal, will retire.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
The company’s chairman and head of the commercial airplane unit also are leaving.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
One nervous traveler touches the outside of the airplane while boarding and prays before takeoff.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 23 Mar. 2024
Jake decides to get on an airplane and fly to Missouri to visit his family and celebrate his father’s 60th birthday.
—Demetrius Patterson, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2024
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alteration of aeroplane
1906, in the meaning defined above
“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airplane. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
airplane
noun
Nglish: Translation of airplane for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of airplane for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about airplane
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