How to Use air transportation in a Sentence
air transportation
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Most of those gains were in delivery services and air transportation roles.
— Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024 -
But for Alaskans who live off the road system, reliable air transportation is essential.
— Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2023 -
The modern air transportation system is nothing short of miraculous.
— Paul Eremenko, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2024 -
Early last year, a series of high-profile near-collisions at airports left many experts and travelers alike wondering what's going on with the nation's air transportation system.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024 -
This ground stop of just a few hours caused enormous delays in the air transportation system, resulting in three out of five flights being delayed or cancelled, and average delays reaching almost 90 minutes, according to FlightAware.
— Laurie Garrow, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2023 -
The first group of 14 included several who are seeking various medical jobs, while another wants to be an air transportation specialist.
— Lolita C. Baldor, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 June 2023 -
The union represents a broad range of workers, including in air transportation, health care, public service, manufacturing and the nuclear industry, Saula said.
— Catherine Thorbecke, CNN, 22 July 2023 -
Right now, the agency – as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation – is moving toward developing an air transportation system to move people and cargo through drones and other aircraft to places lacking aviation service.
— Hannah Denham | Hdenham@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Rising energy prices, if elevated for long enough, could eventually feed into core inflation by making services such as freight and air transportation more expensive.
— Bryan Mena, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023 -
Xwing’s Superpilot uncrewed air transportation system is already capable of gate-to-gate autonomous flight, according to the company.
— Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2023 -
This solves liability problems but can create tax problems, because payments between related entities can lead to federal excise taxes on air transportation.
— Guinevere Moore, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 -
Southwest’s meltdown highlights the complexity and interconnectedness of our air transportation system.
— Laurie Garrow, Scientific American, 2 Mar. 2023 -
Intended to reduce emissions from air transportation, sustainable aviation fuel has properties similar to conventional jet fuel, but with a smaller carbon footprint.
— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Nov. 2023
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