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

"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

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

It offers nonstop air service to 178 destinations.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 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

He laid great emphasis upon the shortage of American air service which made it difficult for American troops to work as a separate unit without English or French co�peration.

From The Career of Leonard Wood by Sears, Joseph Hamblen