airworthy

adjective

air·wor·thy ˈer-ˌwər-t͟hē

: fit for operation in the air

kept the historic aircraft in airworthy condition

airworthiness noun

Examples of airworthy in a Sentence

The agency considered the plane airworthy.

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The crews also have more to fear than just pangs of conscience: The 100th will be sending only 17 ships to Münster because that’s as much of their inventory as is airworthy this morning. —

Chris Klimek, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2024 It was deemed airworthy on Oct. 25 and received an FAA registration number on Nov. 2. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2024 Aviation regulators worldwide quickly move to ground the several hundred Max 8s in service, though the FAA initially maintains that the plane is airworthy. —

Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024 The plane was manufactured and certified as airworthy in 2015, when it was registered under Southwest, according to FAA registration records. —

Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for airworthy