Synonyms

air service

American

noun

the services performed by an airline, as flights between various destinations to transport passengers, freight, and mail.
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

SkyWest Charter said on Thursday it believes the charter designation "is essential for small community air service, today and well into the future."

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 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

Frank D., commanding destroyer division, 129; highly commended, 139 "Big Bertha," American naval guns sent to destroy, 290Billings, A. W. K., great work in connection with air service, 285Birmingham, at Gibraltar, 134Blakely, Lt.-Commr.

From The Victory At Sea by Hendrick, Burton J.

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