hub-and-spoke
adjective
: being or relating to a system of routing air traffic in which a major airport serves as a central point for coordinating flights to and from other airports
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In some of these star-forming regions, gas is organized into characteristic hub-and-spoke patterns known as Hub-Filament Systems (HFS).
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
North Carolina's plan creates a hub-and-spoke model that allots money to six large regional leads, including nonprofits such as Access East.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Chinese airlines are also bypassing the Gulf’s hub-and-spoke ecosystem, adding thousands of direct flights to Europe.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
House Bill 178 would allow the Maryland Department of Health to establish grants to build a specialized sickle cell clinic — on the Eastern Shore — using the same hub-and-spoke model to connect patients with expert care through in-person visits and telehealth.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
Smith first conceived of a hub-and-spoke network to deliver packages overnight by jet aircraft in 1965 while attending Yale University.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The hub-and-spoke model This is the sweet spot for the traveler who wants to see as much as possible but can’t commit to the team-following hustle.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite the savings on labor and overhead, there are downsides to the hub-and-spoke model.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2025
Such planes will eventually take over most short-hop, hub-and-spoke commuter flights, creating an affordable and quiet air service that will eventually reach right into urban areas, thereby giving rise to an entirely new category of convenient, low-cost aviation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
North Carolina's plan creates a hub-and-spoke model that allots money to six large regional leads, including nonprofits such as Access East.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Chinese airlines are also bypassing the Gulf’s hub-and-spoke ecosystem, adding thousands of direct flights to Europe.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
House Bill 178 would allow the Maryland Department of Health to establish grants to build a specialized sickle cell clinic — on the Eastern Shore — using the same hub-and-spoke model to connect patients with expert care through in-person visits and telehealth.
—Teanika D. Hoffman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2026
Smith first conceived of a hub-and-spoke network to deliver packages overnight by jet aircraft in 1965 while attending Yale University.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The hub-and-spoke model This is the sweet spot for the traveler who wants to see as much as possible but can’t commit to the team-following hustle.
—Meredith Heil Bock, AFAR Media, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite the savings on labor and overhead, there are downsides to the hub-and-spoke model.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Sep. 2025
Such planes will eventually take over most short-hop, hub-and-spoke commuter flights, creating an affordable and quiet air service that will eventually reach right into urban areas, thereby giving rise to an entirely new category of convenient, low-cost aviation.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Aug. 2017
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