: made, carried out, or provided for use or enjoyment while in flight
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While in-flight medical emergencies may be infrequent, the FAA’s mission is to prioritize safety even in the rarest of situations.
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Tushara Surapaneni, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Originally built in the early 1990s as a variable in-flight simulator, the aircraft was reconfigured in 2021 by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Calspan to serve as a flying testbed for autonomy and machine-learning technologies.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Pilots talk in the cockpit, and my dad heard too many stories from other pilots and air crew about in-flight theft to let his wife and daughters fall victim to something that could be avoided.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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Tushara Surapaneni, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
Originally built in the early 1990s as a variable in-flight simulator, the aircraft was reconfigured in 2021 by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Calspan to serve as a flying testbed for autonomy and machine-learning technologies.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
Pilots talk in the cockpit, and my dad heard too many stories from other pilots and air crew about in-flight theft to let his wife and daughters fall victim to something that could be avoided.
—Kristy Alpert, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025
An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
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“In-flight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-flight. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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