How to Use preflight in a Sentence

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• 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

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024