How to Use preflight in a Sentence

preflight

1 of 2 adjective

• The spaceship was set to roll out overnight for fueling and preflight checks.
  — Washington Post, 11 July 2021
• The format means there's plenty of waiting around, which provides the chance for a preflight briefing once the Valkyrie is in the line for the start.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 21 July 2021
• The winner of the auction—like Bezos—will have three-days of preflight training before the launch.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 11 June 2021
• Last week, officials from NASA said a preflight review of the launch had gone off smoothly.
  — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 4 Aug. 2021
• During preflight checks, the gondola, which was tied to a five-ton truck, thrashed about, tossing the pilots around.
  — Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2022
• More than half a century ago, a fire during a preflight test took the lives of three astronauts, forever impacting the the world of space.
  — Tori B. Powell, CBS News, 4 June 2022
• After the preflight celebration finished, the 10 passengers made their way to the plane.
  — Washington Post, 25 July 2021
• The move mirrors what is already being done in countries around the world where preflight testing is seen as a way to reopen for business while helping control the spread of the virus.
  — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
• Airlines have been lobbying for preflight testing to replace broad travel restrictions between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
  — Mike Stobbe and David Koenig, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2021
• After some preflight checks— including a wiggle of its rotor blades—the flight tests must begin.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
• After a preflight briefing next to the four aircraft sitting on the tarmac, the four pilots climbed into their machines and started the engines.
  — Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2020
• The airline sends out preflight emails about its unique boarding procedures, which passengers may or may not read.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
• Only a few airlines offer preflight testing for the virus — mostly on select routes.
  — Ian Duncan Washington Post, Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
• The vehicle, which has already undergone preflight ground testing, is poised to take off as soon as Monday.
  — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Apr. 2023
• If Hawaii’s reopening goes well, the belief is that preflight testing could become widespread.
  — Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2020
• Now, those who have previously indulged in the delicacy of a preflight recharge will fall short of Delta’s new standards, and must find a new safe space prior to takeoff.
  — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2023
• The military jet fighter passed a preflight inspection less than 24 hours before the crash, the archived article stated.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
• Then comes another series of preflight checks to test the rotor blades, motors, onboard computers and more.
  — Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News, 5 Apr. 2021
• As Pine goes through his preflight inspection, McKinney and I regard each other for a moment.
  — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2022
• In a preflight briefing, Proctor spoke about her excitement and anticipation ahead of the launch.
  — NBC News, 15 Sep. 2021
• As the team swarmed over the X-1, with cords from trouble lights dangling in the early morning gloom, and tools, racks, ladders and other gear surrounding the little ship, Ridley began the preflight coaching.
  — Chuck Yeager, Popular Mechanics, 8 Dec. 2020
• Monday's launch, initially scheduled for Dec. 18, was postponed twice, once because of an engine anomaly during a preflight check and a second time due to weather.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2015
• The preflight announcements repeatedly inform everyone on the plane that removing your mask in this way could result in a lifetime ban from the airline.
  — Peter Suciu, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
• The flight was originally scheduled for April 11th, however, the agency had to postpone the take-off as engineers worked on preflight checks and a solution to a command sequence issue.
  — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2021
• During preflight check, when the DynamicSource message comes in, the first officer reads each data point aloud and the captain verbally verifies each one.
  — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
• OceanGate has partnered with several space-tourism organizations to provide preflight training to the starstruck among us.
  — Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2022
• The travel industry has seized on preflight testing as a strategy for reopening borders.
  — Author: Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Feb. 2021
• But the new one-day window for getting tested announced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has nevertheless added an extra layer of preflight stress.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2021
• The coordinators also filled out preflight forms weighing various risks including turbulence, the pilot’s condition, and the weather at the time of the trip.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Nov. 2019
• American Airlines is leaning into preflight coronavirus testing in an effort to get passengers to return to the skies.
  — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2020

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preflight

2 of 2 noun

• This should ease the transition from preflight to flight for both the hardware and software.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Apr. 2021
• About 93 percent of the changes reverted to preflight levels within six months of Scott's return to Earth.
  — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• If and when Google is confident there won't be mass disruptions, preflight requests will have to be granted to go through.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• And the insurance payout will fall on the roughly two dozen preflight insurers.
  — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2016
• Experts believe the repairs to the suit were made preflight, leaving them susceptible to lunar dust.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 16 July 2019
• The change related to only 7 percent of the gene expression that changed during spaceflight that had not returned to preflight after six months on Earth.
  — Daniel Victor, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• After nearly a decade of development, the Falcon Heavy has finally reached the launch pad and undergone all of its preflight tests.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2018
• An airplane fueler watched Lanzendorfer do preflight checks earlier in the day.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2021
• Consortium members hope preflight tests and checks can cut the risk of spreading the virus across borders and revive international travel demand.
  — Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
• Airlines have tried different ways to get passengers to listen to preflight announcements.
  — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
• The new second stage has already completed the same preflight inspections with all hardware behaving as expected.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2020
• In-flight Service: A dedicated first-class cabin flight attendant, a complimentary preflight drink and snack, and a blanket and pillow.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2021
• However, preflight checks carried out during the warmer days revealed a failed inclinometer sensor, which in turn means Ingenuity is grounded until a fix can be found.
  — Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 7 June 2022
• The company provides a preflight safety briefing in Anchorage.
  — Mike Campbell, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
• Many focused on touting their bells and whistles such as bigger screens, the option to order food preflight, larger beds and enhanced mood lighting, said Peter Knapp, chairman and chief creative officer at Landor & Fitch, a branding agency.
  — Alexandra Bruell, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2020
• Apparently this passenger did not pay attention to the preflight instructions or really didn’t care.
  — Yesha Callahan, The Root, 31 May 2018
• Of course, migrating preflight dining from the traditional serve-yourself buffet to a tony restaurant with servers doesn’t come cheap—and U.S. airlines have become global masters of operating as skillful nickel-squeezers.
  — Justin Bachman / Bloomberg, Time, 16 Aug. 2017
• Passengers will be tested before a preflight period of quarantine.
  — The Economist, 28 May 2020
• Buzz60 United Airlines has tightened its preflight alcohol-use policy for pilots a week after two of its pilots were arrested in Scotland on suspicion of intoxication before a flight to Newark.
  — Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
• Hardly anyone pays attention to the preflight briefing, which contains important safety information.
  — Author: Christopher Elliott, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Sep. 2019
• Flight attendants began helping passengers use masks as they were instructed in a preflight safety briefing, after donning their own portable breathing apparatuses, said passenger Kristopher Johnson.
  — Doug Cameron, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
• Students must complete multiple phases of flight training in order to graduate, including aviation preflight indoctrination, primary flight training, and advanced flight training.
  — Lt. Paula Knight, Houston Chronicle, 13 June 2019
• This should ease the transition from preflight to flight for both the hardware and software.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 19 Apr. 2021
• About 93 percent of the changes reverted to preflight levels within six months of Scott's return to Earth.
  — Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• If and when Google is confident there won't be mass disruptions, preflight requests will have to be granted to go through.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2022
• And the insurance payout will fall on the roughly two dozen preflight insurers.
  — Steve Lohr, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2016
• Experts believe the repairs to the suit were made preflight, leaving them susceptible to lunar dust.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 16 July 2019
• The change related to only 7 percent of the gene expression that changed during spaceflight that had not returned to preflight after six months on Earth.
  — Daniel Victor, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
• After nearly a decade of development, the Falcon Heavy has finally reached the launch pad and undergone all of its preflight tests.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2018
• An airplane fueler watched Lanzendorfer do preflight checks earlier in the day.
  — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2021

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