as in aeronautics
the business or practice of piloting airplanes, helicopters, etc.
an expert in aviation commercial aviation
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The Spirit Airlines shutdown will ripple through commercial aviation, likely raising higher fares as the budget carrier exits the market, industry experts said.
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 May 2026
The crew consisted of Bezos, his half brother Mark, aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and Blue Origin’s first paying customer, a Dutch teenager named Oliver Daemen.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Technical solutions to aviation pollution seem far over the horizon.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The days of bonfires guiding airplanes across the United States are long gone — but those fires' analog descendants are preventing the national aviation system from reaping the benefits of today's digital technology, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said on Tuesday.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 22 Apr. 2026
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 2 May 2026
The crew consisted of Bezos, his half brother Mark, aviation pioneer Wally Funk, and Blue Origin’s first paying customer, a Dutch teenager named Oliver Daemen.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 May 2026
Technical solutions to aviation pollution seem far over the horizon.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2026
The days of bonfires guiding airplanes across the United States are long gone — but those fires' analog descendants are preventing the national aviation system from reaping the benefits of today's digital technology, FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford said on Tuesday.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Aviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviation. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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