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

It will initially be resourced through the Shared Island Fund as a "public service obligation" air service.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

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

Global flight activity, however, is expected to decrease by 4% this year compared with 2022 on factors such as inflation and the resumption of commercial air service on key routes.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 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 Forest Service finds its air service as useful in keeping track of law breakers as of fires.

From Unexplored! by Chaffee, Allen