as in aeronautics
the business or practice of piloting airplanes, helicopters, etc.
an expert in aviation commercial aviation
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But devices don't always work properly and the risks to commercial and civilian aviation are serious when incendiary devices are enabled and shipped.
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Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Susan Runyan Berkeley Congress’s effort helping aviators go green
The push for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a perfect example of how smart investments in clean energy can create substantial benefits across multiple industries.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
This will be the first time that the Sukhoi Su-57 has been presented at the biennial airshow, which has become the People's Republic of China's largest international airshow and in recent years has been used to showcase Beijing's great leap forward in military aviation.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fars News also mentioned the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May but said that such aviation incidents are rare in Iran.
—Michael D. Carroll and Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Pierre Thomas, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Susan Runyan Berkeley Congress’s effort helping aviators go green
The push for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a perfect example of how smart investments in clean energy can create substantial benefits across multiple industries.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
This will be the first time that the Sukhoi Su-57 has been presented at the biennial airshow, which has become the People's Republic of China's largest international airshow and in recent years has been used to showcase Beijing's great leap forward in military aviation.
—Peter Suciu, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Fars News also mentioned the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash in May but said that such aviation incidents are rare in Iran.
—Michael D. Carroll and Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Aviation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aviation. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.
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