air service
Americannoun
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the services performed by an airline, as flights between various destinations to transport passengers, freight, and mail.
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Air Service, (formerly) the air arm of the U.S. military forces.
Etymology
Origin of air service
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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It will initially be resourced through the Shared Island Fund as a "public service obligation" air service.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
Chester Noongwook of Savoonga was the last carrier to retire his team in 1963, when air service was established to St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, according to the Alaska Geographic Society.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
"Due to bad weather conditions we cannot have air service towards the northern part of the state," Rai told Reuters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2023
Faye Malarkey Black, president of the Regional Airline Association, says those carriers have parked more than 400 planes for lack of pilots, “and air service is collapsing as a result.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
The records of the British Admiralty attribute the destruction of five submarines to the British air service; the French Admiralty gives the American forces credit for destroying one on the French coast.
From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.
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