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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Hemmings was raising funds for Mission Aviation Fellowship, a humanitarian air service he helped launch after World War II alongside D-Day veteran Stuart King.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
Although those concerns have faded and commercial air service on key routes has resumed, industry executives have said they don't see demand slowing.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2023
Adefolake Adeyeye, an assistant professor of commercial law at the UK's Durham University, agrees that Africa as a whole is missing out because of its poor air service.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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 air service boys were soon in the automobile that had carried them to the general's headquarters back of the French lines.
From Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret by Beach, Charles Amory
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