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a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Recent Examples of airplanes
As Su highlighted in her address, AI applications range from the lab bench to delivering healthcare, flying airplanes, to household robots, and much more.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Videos filmed by Caracas residents showed parts of the city in the dark and the shadows of what appeared to be helicopters and airplanes firing at targets on the ground.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the FAA has been taking longer to certify even conventional airplanes and helicopters, which the industry blames on staffing shortages at the agency and more cautious decision-making in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max crisis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the arrival of two airplanes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The twin-engine turboprop landed under the control of Garmin’s Autoland system, which the company says is now installed on about 1,700 airplanes.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The number of disruptive passengers on airplanes continues at a pace well above pre-pandemic levels.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Findings reveal that roughly one in eight airplanes failed water safety standards, including tests for coliform bacteria, a red flag for contamination.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition, the NTSB found that between October 2021 and December 2024, there had been 15,214 occurrences between commercial airplanes and helicopters in which the aircraft were within one nautical mile of each other with a vertical separation of less than 400 feet.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Videos filmed by Caracas residents showed parts of the city in the dark and the shadows of what appeared to be helicopters and airplanes firing at targets on the ground.
—Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2026
In recent years, the FAA has been taking longer to certify even conventional airplanes and helicopters, which the industry blames on staffing shortages at the agency and more cautious decision-making in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max crisis.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2025
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the arrival of two airplanes.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
The twin-engine turboprop landed under the control of Garmin’s Autoland system, which the company says is now installed on about 1,700 airplanes.
—Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
The number of disruptive passengers on airplanes continues at a pace well above pre-pandemic levels.
—Thomas Black, Twin Cities, 21 Dec. 2025
Findings reveal that roughly one in eight airplanes failed water safety standards, including tests for coliform bacteria, a red flag for contamination.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
In addition, the NTSB found that between October 2021 and December 2024, there had been 15,214 occurrences between commercial airplanes and helicopters in which the aircraft were within one nautical mile of each other with a vertical separation of less than 400 feet.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplanes
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They were also served food and drinks as employees worked to clear the snow from runways and de-ice planes.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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While none of the planes were damaged by the debris, such emergency maneuvering can be risky.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
8 Jan. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Airplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplanes. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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