airworthy
adjective
air·wor·thy
ˈer-ˌwər-t͟hē 
: fit for operation in the air
kept the historic aircraft in airworthy condition
airworthiness
noun
Examples of airworthy in a Sentence
The agency considered the plane airworthy.
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The company is also accused of falsifying Federal Aviation Administration release certificates, used to show that an aircraft is airworthy.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Every day, tens of thousands of flights traverse U.S. airspace with over two million passenger lives depending on the FAA's ability to ensure that every airplane is airworthy and lands safely at its destination.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In July, the Federal Aviation Administration gave the car a special airworthy certificate, allowing Alef to make test flights.
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The crews also have more to fear than just pangs of conscience: The 100th will be sending only 17 ships to Münster because that’s as much of their inventory as is airworthy this morning.
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Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
Every day, tens of thousands of flights traverse U.S. airspace with over two million passenger lives depending on the FAA's ability to ensure that every airplane is airworthy and lands safely at its destination.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
In July, the Federal Aviation Administration gave the car a special airworthy certificate, allowing Alef to make test flights.
—Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
The crews also have more to fear than just pangs of conscience: The 100th will be sending only 17 ships to Münster because that’s as much of their inventory as is airworthy this morning.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Airworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airworthy. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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airworthy
adjective
air·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē
: fit or safe for operation in the air
a very airworthy plane
airworthiness
noun
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