air service

American  

noun

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

2. Air Service, (formerly) the air arm of the U.S. military forces.

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Etymology

Origin of air service

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

He told the BBC at the time a Sunday air service offered him a chance to balance working away from home and getting back to spend quality time with his family.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

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

Senate in September after its approval in the House of Representatives last month, can mitigate staffing gaps at carriers that have led to a reduction in air service to more than 300 U.S. airports.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 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

Artillery activity at times became very powerful, suffering on the whole, however, from the inability of the air service to function at its best on account of the bad weather.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. by Various