air transportation

noun

chiefly US
: travel in airplanes, helicopters, etc.

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The Canadian Press via AP Friday and Saturday are projected to be the busiest for air transportation in the U.S. of the holiday season, the agency said. Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024 Since its first days as Berry Field to its growth in the 1980s and to its major expansion goals today, the Nashville International Airport has become a record-breaking, major hub in our country's air transportation system. Sandy Mazza, The Tennessean, 18 Nov. 2024 Airlines are required under federal law to pay a 7.5% excise tax on air transportation. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Nov. 2024 Russo said in a Tuesday briefing that the central areas of Florida will see the most significant impact from the storm, with disruptions to supply chain operations and logistics covering port operations, water transportation, road, rail and air transportation. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019 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 2 Jan. 2025.

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