air transportation

noun

chiefly US
: travel in airplanes, helicopters, etc.

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Until the jet age, seaplanes were major players in air transportation, with the first regular intercontinental airplane services taking off and landing on the water. New Atlas, 13 Feb. 2025 If the Date Winner lives within two hundred (200) miles from New York, NY, ground transportation may be substituted in lieu of air transportation at the sole discretion of Sponsor. USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025 The plan aims to streamline operations by optimizing surface and air transportation, creating a stable and empowered workforce, offering a modern and transformed network of post offices and more. Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 12 Apr. 2024 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has estimated substantial costs for deportation logistics, including air transportation, and has said the daily cost for a bed for one adult in a detention center is about $165. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for air transportation

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“Air transportation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20transportation. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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