mid-flight

British  

adjective

1. during a flight; whilst airborne

   a mid-flight celebration

   doors opening mid-flight

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noun

1. during a flight; whilst airborne

Example Sentences

The electricity it makes is expensive, its technology has been superseded, and it’s incinerating thousands of birds mid-flight each year.

From Los Angeles Times

Its chief rival, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin, has submitted a proposal that eliminates the need for mid-flight propellant transfer, a key challenge for SpaceX, according to the New York Times.

From MarketWatch

Boeing, beleaguered by trust issues after a series of disasters including a plane door blowing out mid-flight, said revenue in the three months to September rose by 30% to $23.27bn against the same period last year.

From BBC

Once he pursues a resolution and is denied, the bolts start popping off the plane mid-flight.

From Salon

The Ospreys carry support staff, special forces and secret service agents, who are tasked with dealing with any mid-flight emergency.

From BBC